Matt C 455 Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 8 hours ago, Quintus said: I've seen the first one only. It was good. I tried watching The Godfather and I felt myself dozing off. It’s one of those classic films that I have zero interest in finishing. Hell, I dozed off watching The Aviator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,211 Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Jurassic Shark said: Every family has a black sheep I prefer black pudding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Marian Schedenig said: Except for the Brits... Too right, mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,950 Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 6 hours ago, Þekþiþm said: It's about people you'd never meet. Sir David Lean (who loved The Godfather) said that the measure of good characters is whether you'd like to have dinner with them, and how you'd imagine such a dinner to unfold. To him, the best characters weren't the everyman characters, but rather those which were so larger-than-life ("outsized", as he liked to put it) that you'd "feel privileged to have dinner with" them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Chen G. said: Sir David Lean (who loved The Godfather) said that the measure of good characters is whether you'd like to have dinner with them, and how you'd imagine such a dinner to unfold. To him, the best characters weren't the everyman characters, but rather those which were so larger-than-life ("outsized", as he liked to put it) that you'd "feel privileged to have dinner with" them. I'd still probably pass on having dinner with these psychopaths. Sonny is likely to have a violent outburst with little provocation, Fredo won't shut up about the most mundane crap, Michael would be too broody, and Vito definitely not. Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 You can relate to myths, because myths are a way of understanding who we are by way of knowing how we got here and figuring out where we are going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,293 Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 4 hours ago, Matt C said: I tried watching The Godfather and I felt myself dozing off. It’s one of those classic films that I have zero interest in finishing. Hell, I dozed off watching The Aviator. What does The Aviator have to do with The Godfather? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Don't touch any of the equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 You get The Late Show on this thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 3 hours ago, Gruesome Son of a Bitch said: Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Don't touch any of the equipment. He touched it. I hate computers. The feeling's mutual. 6 hours ago, Þekþiþm said: I'd still probably pass on having dinner with these psychopaths. Jerry, what makes you think that these people are psychopaths? 4 hours ago, mrbellamy said: What does The Aviator have to do with The Godfather? Not a single thing, except that mrbellamy likes neither. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 3 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Jerry, what makes you think that these people are psychopaths? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 They're movies about criminals and murderers. There's no one to root for. Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,091 Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 9 hours ago, Þekþiþm said: Vito definitely not What if he made you an offer you can't refuse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 9 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: What if he made you an offer you can't refuse? I suppose I'd just have to eat a bullet and sleep wid da fishes then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 2 hours ago, Gruesome Son of a Bitch said: They're movies about criminals and murderers. There's no one to root for. They're just bussinesmen! It's not personal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Species III This was a hoot. It had tits, aliens babes, and gratuitous sex. Oh, and a dumb plot to make all this great shit happen. Recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,352 Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Hidden figures. Not bad at all. Really enjoyed the first half and the ending, but in the middle I briefly lost interest and started reading about the countless historical inaccuracies because it was turning into a montage of feel-good moments and I had expected it to be a little more dramatic. It took me way too long to recognise Jim Parsons and I hadn’t recognised Kevin Costner’s voice at all, thought he was Tom Hanks at first… My memory is failing me already. The score is really interesting and very nice. I can’t remember the last time I heard an opening cue in F major. The female vocals annoyed me at first, but then they suddenly grew on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 15 hours ago, Þekþiþm said: That doesn't make them psychopaths. In fact, all three incidents involve an emotional response, which is something psychopaths would not have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Optically brilliant thriller, effectively and excitingly staged, but negligent in the story department. Still, a textbook example of great filmmaking technique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 2 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: That doesn't make them psychopaths. In fact, all three incidents involve an emotional response, which is something psychopaths would not have. They're frickin violent maniacs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Am I supposed to feel bad that they massacred Sonny? That family was responsible for brutal acts of terror and crime. Next you'll be expecting me to feel bad for the Waynes being murdered because they walked through a bad part of town at night and didn't call a cab or Alfred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Don't get me wrong, they're fine films. But it's hilarious anyone's kidding themselves into thinking they'd like to dine with the characters. It's the reason I gave up on Succession. I hated the characters so much. Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 3 hours ago, Þekþiþm said: It's the reason I gave up on Succession. I hated the characters so much. Did you hate Walter White? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 4 minutes ago, Stefancos said: Did you hate Walter White? He's not necessarily the sort of bloke I'd want to be chummy with, but his story was compelling enough to keep me hooked. The characters on Succession were just so repugnant and their wah-wah story was so boring, I gave up at Episode 8 of Season 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 I don't know about Walter White, but at least over the top villains who committed atrocities such as The Joker and Darth Sidious were entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Walter White has his Heisenberg alter ego, who's like an exaggerated supervillain version of himself, and manifests whenever he puts on that signature hat. It even seems to "speak" to him when he looks at it in the dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,346 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 7 minutes ago, Gruesome Son of a Bitch said: I don't know about Walter White, but at least over the top villains who committed atrocities such as The Joker and Darth Sidious were at least entertaining. Does it always has to be nonsense to be entertaining? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,950 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Evil villains aren’t nonsense. They’re just as relevant to the human condition as the sympathetic villain and the tragic hero are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,364 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 War Of The Worlds - felt the need to cleanse my palate of the recent, disappointing BBC adaptation with a well-done version. Spielberg conveys the panic, terror and destruction brilliantly (there's little of his traditional 'uplift' here) and Cruise is great as the ordinary guy caught up in extraordinary events. JW's score is ... pretty low-key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 2 hours ago, Gruesome Son of a Bitch said: I don't know about Walter White, but at least over the top villains who committed atrocities such as The Joker and Darth Sidious were entertaining. Walter White AKA 'Heisenberg' is in that great scene chewing tradition of memorable villains. He's actually more of an anti-villain, and it's precisely that complexity which makes the character so intensely fascinating and satisfying. Absolutely brilliant, iconic characterisation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,091 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Chen G. said: Evil villains aren’t nonsense. They’re just as relevant to the human condition as the sympathetic villain is. I'm sure Trump would agree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 2 hours ago, Quintus said: Walter White AKA 'Heisenberg' is in that great scene chewing tradition of memorable villains. He's actually more of an anti-villain, and it's precisely that complexity which makes the character so intensely fascinating and satisfying. Absolutely brilliant, iconic characterisation. Agreed, thats whats makes him so incredibly riveting to watch in a TV show. In real life though Walt is the kinda person you should avoid like the plague. Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Ida (2013) Reestablishes cinema as an art form for me. This is my first completely foreign language film. Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski and shot masterfully in glorious 1.37 black and white, Ida is the story of a young prospective nun's discovery of the truth behind her parents death in 60s Poland. The camera hardly ever moves, capturing the essence of each scene effortlessly. It's just gorgeous. 5 / 5 The Bourne Identity (2002) Actually wasn't as interesting as I thought. Some decent action, but over-the-top at times. I didn't Black Panther (2018) It's still a superhero movie, but I really enjoyed this one. No endless barrage of wisecracks, a pair of good villains, and Ludwig Goransson's score provide an added personality and unique identity to the increasingly dry Marvel landscape. 4 / 5 Ant-Man and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2015, 2018) Gee, these were pretty flat. Paul Rudd is likeable. I preferred the second one- it was a little funnier. Still a lot of kitschy kiddy "superhero" fluff. A pair of barely sufficient "meh" flicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Just now, The Illustrious Jerry said: The Bourne Identity (2002) Actually wasn't as interesting as I thought. Some decent action, but over-the-top at times. I didn't Over the top? Not compared to the sequels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,346 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Did someone claim Bourne is hyper-realistic? Is James Bond never over the top? It's supposed to be entertaining, not "interesting". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,091 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 23 minutes ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: This is my first completely foreign language film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biodome 714 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Is anyone here using Letterboxd? If you do, share your profiles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,091 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 I have a question for you guys: Is there a website out there where you can search up a film and find out on which streaming platform it's available? 18 minutes ago, Biodome said: Is anyone here using Letterboxd? If you do, share your profiles! You're up too early! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biodome 714 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 4 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: I have a question for you guys: Is there a website out there where you can search up a film and find out on which streaming platform it's available? https://www.justwatch.com/ Also, for European films, this is a good database: http://lumierevod.obs.coe.int/ 4 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: You're up too early! I've got early working hours, and a long commute. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Well, you're up awful early. Is the chief in there? Quintus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,091 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Biodome said: I've got early working hours, and a long commute. At least you have the chance to listen to a lot of good music then! Biodome 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 13 hours ago, Alexcremers said: Did someone claim Bourne is hyper-realistic? Is James Bond never over the top? It's supposed to be entertaining, not "interesting". The action scenes in the first Bourne are just right actually. A bit over the top, without being utterly improbable. Its a pity this series is now mainly associated with Greengrass' shaky cam/quick edit combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,346 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Well, if i remember correctly, the first one also featured some shaky cam, but Greengrass took it a bit further and made it shake from start to finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Too much of a good thing, imo. Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,346 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Greengrass probably thought to himself: If it shakes, then it's real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 14 hours ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: Black Panther (2018) No endless barrage of wisecracks 4 / 5 Ant-Man and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2015, 2018) I preferred the second one- it was a little funnier. Make up your mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Disco Stu 15,495 Posted December 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 5, 2019 5 hours ago, Stefancos said: The action scenes in the first Bourne are just right actually. A bit over the top, without being utterly improbable. Its a pity this series is now mainly associated with Greengrass' shaky cam/quick edit combo. Greengrass took a good movie and turned it into a great series (if you pretend, like I do, that it stopped with Ultimatum). I think his use of disorienting "documentary" style action is masterful. It's all his bad imitators that have given him a bad name. SteveMc, Edmilson, Koray Savas and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules 59 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Silence - Marty Scorsese I may have not seen the entire Western canon of cinema, but this is one of the best movies I’ve ever seen, personally. Didn’t enjoy the Irishman as much as I thought I would, still not sure why since I love both Goodfellas and Casino, but still thought it was great. Silence is incredible, and as someone who is in a bit of a constant religious struggle, very challenging. Even as a film music sic fan I appreciated the lack of real ‘music’ present in the film (sorry if that offends anyone, I’m sure it could be considered music if you wanted to call it that). The sound design used emphasises the titular ‘silence’, especially in the back end. The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 2 hours ago, Disco Stu said: I think his use of disorienting "documentary" style action is masterful. It's all his bad imitators that have given him a bad name. United 93 is brilliant, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 2 minutes ago, SteveMc said: United 93 is brilliant, too. Yup, and Captain Phillips is one of my favorite films of this decade. And he's currently working on a Civil War-era American period piece (a Western!) starring Tom Hanks. Talk about up my alley! American history + Tom Hanks! Edmilson and The Illustrious Jerry 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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