BloodBoal 7,538 Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,340 Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 The Counselor:The first scene is surprisingly promising. However, after a while you realize that most of the movie is people talking in all kinds of places.There's no sense of direction or urgency. It doesn't seem to move forward. And when it finally does, you don't really care. The film's forte is the pompous, often smart and philosophical dialogue, but it's also its biggest weakness. It probably looked good on paper, but on the screen, it feels very writery and unnatural, especially coming out of the mouths of Bardem and Diaz. The Counselor feels like a movie Tony Scott could or should have directed. 5/10 Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Did you watch the theatrical or unrated cut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,340 Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 The long cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,369 Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 How was Cameron Diaz's car humping scene? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Ridiculous and hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Not hot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Ridley Scott still has that cinematic magic.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 That body double is pretty limber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,363 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Let Me In - US remake of Let The Right One In, again an odd-but-effective blend of touching almost-teen 'outsider' friendship and bloody vampire horror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 I would say the US remake is the original minus 25%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,363 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 It pleases me that it was released when the Twilight series was in full swing ... Abby may be 'stuck' with a 12 year old's appearance and feelings but has no qualms about feeding from people, unlike Cullen and his bunch of sparkly twats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Mission: Impossible II. Oh dear lord, this is even worse than I remember. What does this has to do with the concept, I have no idea.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 What's the third one like? The Abrams entry. I've only ever seen the first movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 It's ok. Nothing amazing, nothing offensive. The latest two are really fun.Karol - who likes De Palma's film quite a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamTheater 131 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Mission: Impossible II. Oh dear lord, this is even worse than I remember. What does this has to do with the concept, I have no idea.KarolDon't you at least think Cruise looks cool? That's what matters... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 It's ok. Nothing amazing, nothing offensive.Well, it's Abrams isn't it. Unremarkable entertainment is his specialty. I was looking at the dude's credits this morning and they were completely run-of-the-mill. So why the hype? It's totally unearned! The guy is legitimately the most overhyped writer/producer/director in cinema. So why are we hopeful about Star Wars again? The guy they have making it is 100% AVERAGE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 It's ok. Nothing amazing, nothing offensive.Well, it's Abrams isn't it. Unremarkable entertainment is his specialty. I was looking at the dude's credits this morning and they were completely run-of-the-mill. So why the hype? It's totally unearned! The guy is legitimately the most overhyped writer/producer/director in cinema.So why are we hopeful about Star Wars again? The guy they have making it is 100% AVERAGE!That's true, but both Marquand and Kershner were not exactly auteurs either.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 But they had the guiding hand of George Lucas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 The latest rumour is that Disney is unhappy with the rough cut of the movie, so they're hiring George Lucas to overhaul the movie through re-writes and re-shoots. I suspect Harald Kloser and Thomas Wanker will score the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Well, if they're good enough for Independence Day 2?Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamTheater 131 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 The latest rumour is that Disney is unhappy with the rough cut of the movie, so they're hiring George Lucas to overhaul the movie through re-writes and re-shoots. I suspect Harald Kloser and Thomas Wanker will score the film.Excuse me for asking this but is Wanker really his name? Because if not, I see no reason to not 'forget' the K in Kloser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 The latest rumour is that Disney is unhappy with the rough cut of the movie, so they're hiring George Lucas to overhaul the movie through re-writes and re-shoots. I suspect Harald Kloser and Thomas Wanker will score the film. Excuse me for asking this but is Wanker really his name? Because if not, I see no reason to not 'forget' the K in Kloser. After all the rave reviews for IDR, people will proclaim them as the next John Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 454 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 The Hunger GamesLooking back at this, Jennifer Lawrence got this because of Winter's Bone -- and for her first big headlining movie, she is still fantastic. I have a love/hate relationship with the handheld camerawork here -- in some scenes it is stunning (when Tom Stern is allowed to keep the camera steady) but in others it's distracting. In a way that's good as the 'children-killing-children as reality TV' is properly conveyed without being gory.It's not a film or franchise I want to revisit often, but Lawrence makes it worthwhile. I prefer this over the films she's done with David O'Russell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted August 19, 2015 Author Share Posted August 19, 2015 The Graduate Can't believe I'd never seen this before. It's a fantastic drama with superb visual storytelling. Every bit of framing, staging, composition and focus is there for a reason. If you have any interest in camerawork, check this one out. It also features excellent performances by the main cast and a great script. The characters are clear, the pool motif works very well and the dialogues are excellent. The ending is nicely ambiguous. Great film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Its brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,340 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 It's not a film or franchise I want to revisit often, but Lawrence makes it worthwhile. I prefer this over the films she's done with David O'Russell.I think she's getting worse and worse (telegraphing her emotions as if we're a bunch of idiots) as the series continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 It pleases me that it was released when the Twilight series was in full swing ... Abby may be 'stuck' with a 12 year old's appearance and feelings but has no qualms about feeding from people, unlike Cullen and his bunch of sparkly twats. It's been dubbed as the anti-Twilight because it doesn't glamourise being a vamp, rather it presents it as a miserable existence, especially having to remain perpetually 12 and being looked after by an aging man servant. Sweeping Strings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,363 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Yep. From what I recall, Interview With The Vampire didn't make it look like a lot of fun either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 JawsSaw a screening of it tonight in the local cinema in Topsham, Maine. In the company of Ren and her husband.Never been to a cinema which serves actual meals. I had the Captain America burger, a can of the same beer Quint drinks and a pint of Angry Orchard cider.Jaws is the best movie in the world as far as I'm concerned. I watched it on the 40th anniversary a few months ago and it was brilliant, as it was tonight.The cinema didn't actually play a print of the film, just the blu-ray, and made no attempt to hide that fact. Thankfully its an excellent blu-ray so the picture was great anyway.Its not how I usually like to watch a movie, while eating a meal, drinking large amounts of alcohol with waiters and staff buzzing around all night. But for tonight, for a film i've seen countless times, it was just fine. The atmosphere was relaxed, and the crowd loved this film.Another bucket list entry ticked off. Sweeping Strings and Dixon Hill 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 The This Red Line (extended cut). Say what you want about Malick but this film is gorgeously put together. And I forgot how well the battle scenes were done in this. Certainly not something you'd associate with this director. Top notch Hans Zimmer's score. The only thing that bothers me is the use of voice-overs (as it does is many of Malick's films). I can understand the impulse of using human voice but the content is entirely superficial, given that images are far more successful in conveying those ideas already. Other than that, it's a masterpiece of war cinema.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,369 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Wait I thought only the theatrical cut existed for that film? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamTheater 131 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Well he was talking about the other Malick film, The This Red Line. Which I haven't seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,369 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Well typos aside, there's definitely no such thing as an "extended cut" of The Thin Red Line. There's just the one and only cut.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120863 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Watching Superman. I still don't like the half assed logic Lex Luthor uses to conclude that A, the Addis Abbaba rock is from Krypton, and B, that it would be lethal to Superman, when after all, Kal-El's people walked on those rocks every day for eons. But the rest of the movie is outstanding. I don't think the March of the Villains is Lex's theme. It's Otis'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Well typos aside, there's definitely no such thing as an "extended cut" of The Thin Red Line. There's just the one and only cut.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120863I'm only aware of the theatrical cut, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamTheater 131 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Watching Superman. I still don't like the half assed logic Lex Luthor uses to conclude that A, the Addis Abbaba rock is from Krypton, and B, that it would be lethal to Superman, when after all, Kal-El's people walked on those rocks every day for eons. But the rest of the movie is outstanding. I don't think the March of the Villains is Lex's theme. It's Otis'.It's my number one superhero film. And it has the best score of them all. The little inconsistencies I take for granted, because I just adore the cast and their characters, and the heart of the film which is evident from the get go.And for what it's worth, Superman Returns felt like a wonderful nostalgia trip to what made the original work so brilliantly. I never understood the hate for that one. You can't say that Brian Singer never got what Superman was about.And the less said about Man of Steel, the better... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Man Of Steel was very good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 I listened to its score the other day. Unfortunately it has practically no longevity, it didn't really do it for me as much as it did when I first heard it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 You were misguided! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 There's a handful of tracks I enjoy in there, mainly the Krypton thematic stuff, but the rest seems to have just dissolved down into serious levels of meaningless obnoxious thudding. Maybe a rewatch might help, since I don't think I've seen the movie since the cinema. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamTheater 131 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 There's no amount of money that you can offer me that will make me re-watch Man of Steel. I loathe that abomination.And the music, well I've heard it only once, during that viewing and it'll stay that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Man Of Steef is a good film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamTheater 131 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 So where do you put it in the series, quality-wise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,340 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Non-Stop:Taken but then without the one-liners.Started out okay but got more and more ridiculous towards the end. 4/10Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Wet Hot American SummerI watched this out of general curiosity because of the new series. This is a movie I have no recollection of coming out, but I'm glad I sat down with it. It's almost indescribable. It's essentially a collection of scenes of what occurs to these characters over the course of the last day of summer camp, but no actual plot. It's just bizarre sequence of events. It kinda of reminded me of those Savage Steve Holland movies from the 80s but on steroids. It caters to a very specific comedic inclination and as a result doesn't even try not to alienate its audience in an attempt to reach mass appeal.Looks like I'm on to the Netflix series then. Jay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 I just watched it (Wet Hot American Summer) too. I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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