Naïve Old Fart 9,507 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Didn't Toll shoot it, on Fuji? It's a little disjointed, but it's still a good watch. I'd like to see the uncut version. bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Didn't Toll shoot it, on Fuji? It's a little disjointed, but it's still a good watch. I'd like to see the uncut version. Arriflex and Panavision cameras, Panavision lenses, and Kodak and Eastman stock. it’s a bit “arty” but I think I’d actually enjoy it even more on a second viewing. Zimmer’s score is great. I’ve owned the LLL release for ages so it was cool to see what the great “Attack on Bivouac” actually underscores. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Still liked it, but I dozed off a couple of times during the second half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Haunt Fuk yeh luv seeing all the unnecessary acts of violence and torture in a spook house! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 21 hours ago, Quintus said: Anyone else practice a total no phone distraction policy when watching films and shows? Yes. I also had a practice to devour my friends when they used it in theatre next to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSH 968 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 SOURCE CODE - dir. Duncan Jones I saw this at the cinema when it first came out (2011 I think?). I liked it then. I like it even more this time. A brilliantly 'sprinting' thriller. It gets to the point immediately and doesn't let go. In all its outrageousness, it's elegantly made, streamlined, Hitchcockian even. Wish we had more muscular yet thoughtful and 'taut' thrillers coming out at the moment. I'm looking at you Nolan. Really good score too, from JNH mentee Chris Bacon. A score that sounds slightly old-fashioned... but fucking works to a T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Hated it. Duncan Jones is not really a great director as he later proved with: He might be the biggest Blade Runner fan on the planet but I can hardly watch his movies. Even Moon was directed in the dullest way possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSH 968 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Ah, shame. I think it was generally quite well received, so I don't feel too outcasted. But I have to admit, I saw Mute and it was awful. Moon is good though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,507 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Do you think that this film might be made be someone called Duncan Jones? bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSH 968 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 It might be. You never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,507 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 4 minutes ago, AC1 said: Do you think this film might be made by someone called Duncan Jones? 1 minute ago, Naïve Old Fart said: bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Peter Duncan would have made a fine director. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,319 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 I liked Moon well enough, and Source Code was fun, but damn Mute was surprisingly bad on just about every level. Almost felt like he was trolling Netflix with that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,507 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 4 hours ago, Quintus said: Peter Duncan would have made a fine director. Spare me the madness! Quintus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Countdown Cursed app on ya cellular telephone that kills you. The babe was really hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 6 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Do you think that this film might be made be someone called Duncan Jones? Unlike Source Code, Mute was his pet project, his love letter to Blade Runner. It actually took him many years to find a financier. I followed Duncan's career very early on because he was a big Blade Runner Fan. And so I really looked forward to Moon, his debut movie, but when I finally saw it, I was very disappointed with the direction. It couldn't be more dull. Later he said it was intended because it needed to represent the boring life on a lunar base. That's all very fine and dandy, but I simply didn't see a strong voice and Mute only strengthen my doubts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,507 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 I thought that BR:2049 was a "love letter to Blade Runner". Just goes to show: the first person who says "A woman's lips are like a red, red rose", is a genius", and the second person who says "A woman's lips are like a red, red rose"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: I thought that BR:2049 was a "love letter to Blade Runner". No, that's a sequel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 The Descent A bunch of dopey sheilas go into a cave and are picked off by monsters. The score sounds like a rip off of Morricone's The Thing, generic Howard Shore thriller music and Elliot Goldenthal barbarism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Only like one scene in that one, a scene when they went through a very narrow passage. It gave me claustrophobia. bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,176 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 8 hours ago, AC1 said: Only like one scene in that one, a scene when they went through a very narrow passage. It gave me claustrophobia. That's basically the first half of the film. I love it, because for me it worked perfectly in its buildup of eeriness and claustrophobia, long before other elements come into play. And the score supports that perfectly, most directly in the scene with Spoiler Gollum crawling over the main character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 I really liked the Chinese lady in it. She kicked arse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 On 2/8/2021 at 7:17 AM, Bilbo said: The Thin Red Line. It was brilliant. And it looked stunning. Such vivid and natural colours. The camerawork is superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,640 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 On 2/9/2021 at 10:06 AM, AC1 said: Later he said it was intended because it needed to represent the boring life on a lunar base. These sorts of explanations work a whole lot better in advance of people seeing it versus as a lame excuse to cover one's limitations and/or artistic choices. Either way, dull is dull. Akin to "Jar Jar is supposed to be annoying," as if that makes him more tolerable. A24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 10 hours ago, Marian Schedenig said: That's basically the first half of the film. Very narrow, very low tunnel, they had to crawl flat on their stomachs. I think someone got stuck. Very claustrophobic. You don't remember this scene? 7 hours ago, Tom said: These sorts of explanations work a whole lot better in advance of people seeing it versus as a lame excuse to cover one's limitations and/or artistic choices. Either way, dull is dull. I agree. A given situation or mood might be boring but that doesn't mean the direction needs to be boring as well. A shame, because the set looked good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 9 hours ago, Koray Savas said: The camerawork is superb. The Attack on Bivouac sequence is amazing. bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Devil's Due They don't seem to make these found footage spookies anymore. I rather enjoy them because they are the ultimate in realism, relatability, darkness and disturbance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,220 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 On 2/8/2021 at 12:15 AM, KK said: The Green Ray A talky and somewhat flimsy Rohmer flick... Do you know much of his other work? His style and subjects were pretty consistent over his career (in the same way that one could say that about Ozu), so I'm curious as to whether you'd think this one is flimsy by comparison with the others or just that his films are flimsy in general. The Green Ray is one of my favourites; I prefer it to the more highly regarded Claire's Knee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,176 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 11 hours ago, AC1 said: Very narrow, very low tunnel, they had to crawl flat on their stomachs. I think someone got stuck. Very claustrophobic. You don't remember this scene? I do. But my (exaggerated) point was that the entire first part of the cave exploration is a gradual (and in my view) superb buildup of claustrophobia. The scene you mention is just the culmination of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,319 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 There's 3 similar movies that came out around the same time I always confuse with one another https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Descent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cave_(2005_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catacombs_(2007_film) bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,395 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Gemini Man Bland and forgettable, with a shit score by Balfe. Ang Lee, what happened to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2021 I'm watching First Contact. Ever since this came out on tape with lenticular cover, it's one of those flicks you can throw on at any time and enjoy the hell out of. Unlucky Bastard, Disco Stu and Bellosh 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 It's a primitive culture. I'm just trying to blend in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Someone once said don't try to be a great man, just be a man and let history make it's own judgements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Rhetorical nonsense! Who said that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Bizet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Berlioz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,220 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Boulez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 12 hours ago, Jay said: There's 3 similar movies that came out around the same time I always confuse with one another https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Descent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cave_(2005_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catacombs_(2007_film) In 1989 it happened to underwater movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 First Contact was the first Star Trek movie to nearly make me a big Trekkie. I loved that flick, especially because of how proud the opening credits made me of mankind's advances in space exploration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,346 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Hunter Killer - sub-heavy actioner that isn't up (down?) there with the likes of Red October or Crimson Tide, but passes a couple of hours entertainingly enough. With Gerard Butler, Gary Oldman, Michael Nyqvist and Toby Stephens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 I couldn't even follow it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Captain America: Civil War Joss Whedon should have directed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,343 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 7 hours ago, AC1 said: In 1989 it happened to underwater movies. Yes. It is like those Battle Royale copies like Mazerunner and The Hunger Games came out around the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,319 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_films Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Twins, sure, but we're talking triplets here, Jay. It's not my genre but it was sorta fun at times. Rian's Johnson's style is perfect for this. 6,5/10 I didn't expect Ana de Armas to have such an important role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 She's sexy AF in that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 On 2/11/2021 at 10:02 AM, Glóin the Dark said: Do you know much of his other work? His style and subjects were pretty consistent over his career (in the same way that one could say that about Ozu), so I'm curious as to whether you'd think this one is flimsy by comparison with the others or just that his films are flimsy in general. The Green Ray is one of my favourites; I prefer it to the more highly regarded Claire's Knee. I've watched a couple, like La Collectionneuse and I'm familiar with the laissez-faire attitude of his films. There's just something about watching a Parisian woman sob erratically about her vacation plans for two hours that just reeks a little too much of privilege. Obviously there is more happening underneath the film than that, and it has some moments, but overall I just wasn't convinced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,338 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Pretty Woman. Finally watched it after having heard my dad refer to it more often than not during film discussions over the past few years. I think this was my first Richard Gere movie. He sounded a lot like Kevin Costner. Julia Roberts’ character vaguely annoyed me at first, but, my God, she’s such a great actress. It therefore didn’t take long before I was totally invested in her character and the story. I was going to say how happy I was that the couple didn’t have to have any misunderstandings that were just there to make the movie longer, but then that happened. Twice. Luckily, both arguments were over pretty quickly (no pun intended). Ralph Bellamy was great in his final scene and for a moment I actually thought we weren’t going to get a happy ending, so the movie must have been doing something right. Yes, it’s corny and sentimental at times and the ending is rushed, but it’s also very touching. Most of the songs weren’t that great, though there were a few exceptions. The score is too piano-orientated, which was especially annoying during the love scene in the bar. At least have them touch keys that don’t produce dissonant chaos. I also know James Newton Howard can do much better. I’m not saying this score was bad at all, but they did underuse him and it’s just not Bedroom Dreams from The Tourist or Fateful Meeting from King Kong. Yay, I reviewed 600 films! Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,319 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, bollemanneke said: I was going to say how happy I was that the couple didn’t have to have any misunderstandings that were just there to make the movie longer, but then that happened. Twice I dunno if there exists a rom com where this doesn't happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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