Morlock 11 Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 A member of the United States Marine Corps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Unrated version of The 40 Year Old Virgin. A funny and entertaining film.I didn't catch this movie in the theater, but was fortunate enough to see it last week. I couldn't believe how funny this movie was. The characters were drawn so well, and the dialogue was so fantastic, that the entire film was a treat.Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,192 Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 In the end the film plays like they started with the idea of The Meaning of Life and just made it up as they went a long.From what I've read, I believe they came up with the title after finishing the sketches, and picked it because they couldn't find anything else that tied them together.Marian - who badly needs Brian on DVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Ripley's Game. I had fond memories of this film after seeing it last year, so decided on a whim to rent it again. I am very happy I did. I had a great time with it again. I find it to be an excellent thriller, with a fantastic turn by Dougray Scott, who gives a really full and sympathetic performance. Malkovich is fun, as is Wonstone (using all the sleezy-ness he can muster up). Nice look to it. Somewhere between 3 to 3.5 stars (out of four). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olivier 5 Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Thanks for the explanation, Mark & Morlock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 What Lies beneath. Of all the roles Harisson Ford played in the last 10-12 years, this is probably the only one that I like.----------------Alex Cremers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Six Degrees of SeperationNice little film, but remains too obviously a stageplay transformed to fit the screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SturgisPodmore 0 Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 What Lies beneath.A very good thriller. ~Sturgis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor 797 Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Memoirs of a GeishaWow... Thought it would be a little too undaring and Hollywood-ish for my taste, but I LOVED it. Didn't expect it. Saw a sneak-preview in Schiedam and I was completely blown away. The score in the film may be one of the very best things Williams has EVER done. Seriously. I can't believe how much intensity the music gave the film. Superb.Sin CityHad to get used to it. After that: loved it. When I thought about the film all I could see were comic book-like images. Great film!Batman BeginsNice, but nowhere near as good as I thought it would be. I don't know; I really have a problem with superhero films (except Spiderman 2). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpeteer 302 Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Four films:"In the Name of the Father." Daniel Day-Lewis needs to come back to making movies. Emma Thompson was nominated for an Oscar for basically one scene."The French Lieutenant's Woman." I liked the secondary stories a little more than Meryl and Jeremy's, though they were terrific as well."Breakfast on Pluto." I laughed a little when Stephen Rea was onscreen. If you've seen "The Crying Game," you'll know why."The Family Stone." A little more drama than comedy. Ahhhhh, Luke Wilson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 "In the Name of the Father." Daniel Day-Lewis needs to come back to making movies. He is supposed to star in Paul Thomas Anderson's film Oil!, based on the novel by Upton Sinclair, now in the works. Sounds like a great role for him. Emma Thompson was nominated for an Oscar for basically one scene. You failed to mention Pete Potlethwaite. Love that guy everywhere. One of the only genuinely great things about The Lost World, and he's just fantastic everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,192 Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Emma Thompson was nominated for an Oscar for basically one scene.So, did she deserve it?Marian - Postlethwaite fan. Dinosaur (James Newton Howard) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpeteer 302 Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Emma Thompson was nominated for an Oscar for basically one scene.So, did she deserve it?Absolutely.And I thought Postlethwaite was good, but really got carried along by the fact that SPOILER!!!!!!!!!!!he dies, as does Emma Thompson get her nomination based on the fact that she took those words in her final scene and did something unexpected for her character. But Pete is a great actor. I watched him a couple times in the film wondering how he went from this to Kobayashi in "The Usual Suspects." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Saw the trailer for Why We Fight. Looks good to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin 2 Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Batman BeginsNice, but nowhere near as good as I thought it would be. I don't know; I really have a problem with superhero films (except Spiderman 2).I have to admit a simaler reaction. With all the hype about this films brilliance I was a little disapointed when I finally saw the finished product a few weeks ago. It's still easily one of the best superhero films I've seen in the last few years but...I dunno...I was expecting more.Justin - Who may prefer Burton's original... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Saw Contact yet again. This film never ceases to amaze me. The story is so solid and different from every science film ever constructed in Hollywood (I hesitate slightly to call it "science fiction" ).The low lying love story doesn't get in the way, and actually makes sense within the confines of the movie universe. The characters are realistic and the dialogue is almost poetic. The special effects still hold up, especially in the beautiful worm-hole and Pensacola sequences toward the end. This section of the film is so fantastic that I always get a little choked up. The part where the Ellie character's face switches from Jodie Foster to Jena Malone oh so subtly is a great vision.I love this movie.Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,192 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Amazing movie, with some great acting (even though I had to find out that my favourite bit had help from the computer). Interestingly, despite Carl Sagan's involvement, the movie is very different from the book.Marian - who hasn't watched it in a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaderbait1 1 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Why We Fight looks lame. Yet another attack. I think cynicism just goes too far. I don't care how profitable it gets, there aren't going to be more wars because you win money. And I'm tired of the American military complex paranoia. Where's the worry about China's? Venezuela's? At least we attempt to use our force for good. THey're not even trying to cover their intentions up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 I was left cold by it. It was very exciting as as a concpet, but as they drew closer and closer to the event, I felt more and more distant from the characters. Special effects were amazing, though. Saw Jules et Jim for the first time. Many different ways to say this, many different ways to explain it, but, in short- I didn't get it, I didn't particulaly like it. That is very possibly because it is the first French New Wave film I've ever seen, and it really came as a shock to me. I'll have to see this in a long time, after I'm better versed in filmmaking to form an educated opinion of it. Morlock- a bit shaken after discovering a first kind of film, or filmmaking, that he could not connect with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Contact was on TV the other day.Yeah it's pretty great.Jodie Foster can really emote in front of a green screen.Maybe she should have been Padme.K.M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Memoirs of a GeishaWow... Thought it would be a little too undaring and Hollywood-ish for my taste, but I LOVED it. Didn't expect it. Saw a sneak-preview in Schiedam and I was completely blown away. The score in the film may be one of the very best things Williams has EVER done. Seriously. I can't believe how much intensity the music gave the film. Superb.).I agree.I may have to revise my rating for Memoirs.K.M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Contact was on TV the other day.Yeah it's pretty great.Jodie Foster can really emote in front of a green screen.Maybe she should have been Padme.K.M.She's about twice as old as Portman though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Contact was on TV the other day.Yeah it's pretty great.Jodie Foster can really emote in front of a green screen.A little bit too much, I'm afraid. She is terribly overacting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 I stumbled upon the recording of a recent tv-broadcast of it. It's on the "to watch" pile again. Just watched Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * but were afraid to ask.It was okay. The last bit is the best, but overall it's not spectacularly funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 The Island. What a farce! A movie made by and for the plebs. Bay has got so much tools to play with but he doesn't know what to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridan 0 Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Excuse my ignorance...what's a "pleb"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 I suppose he is talking about the faceless member of the comon folk of the masses. And least, in Portuguese, that's what Plebeu means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor 797 Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 The Island. What a farce! A movie made by and for the plebs. Bay has got so much tools to play with but he doesn't know what to do with it.Why do you, as someone who appreciates good cinema, even WATCH those films? I have no interest to see stuff like Baby's Day Out, The Pacifer or American Shitfest part XVI, because I kind of KNOW beforehand that I won't like them. Somehow I KNEW that you would not like The Island. Yet you keep on watching really bad films... That amazes me. It's as if I know you better than you know yourself. Or do you just watch those films so that you can bitch over them on this board? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Yet you keep on watching really bad films... That amazes me. It's as if I know you better than you know yourself. Or do you just watch those films so that you can bitch over them on this board? Actually, I try to avoid bad movies as much as I can, Roald. I think you got me mixed-up with someone else. You'll be hard-pressed to find 10 movies which I have rented and that are generally considered bad. I dare you. But I do want to see every Sci-Fi, bad or good, big or small, Bay or not. BTW, go rent The Island, Roald, there's a good chance that you will like it 8O . It's big and loud!----------------Alex Cremers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor 797 Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Actually, I try to avoid bad movies as much as I can, Roald. I think you got me mixed-up with someone else. You'll be hard-pressed to find 10 movies which I have rented and that are generally considered bad. I dare you. But I do want to see every Sci-Fi, bad or good, big or small, Bay or not. I was just joking man. I have the same "fetish" for zombie-films. Most of them are really bad, but I still rent them. It's become a hobby of some sort.And I generally hate big and loud movies: I don't like Independence Day, The Mummy Returns, most of James Bond, etc. BECAUSE it's big, loud and foremost DUMB. I know many will respond with something like: "...yet you like Star Wars Episode III and King Kong..." Yes I do. Very much so. But if you cannot see the difference between those films and Godzilla, then sorry man, that's your loss I guess. I DO like GOOD Hollywood entertainment (read my "What kind of films do I like" thread), but not everything with 25 explosions in it. And last week I saw Underground. The kind of European film that most here will never see. It made an everlasting impression on me (especially the last shot). I use that film in my classes when I'm talking about the war in Yugoslavia. The week before: Ponette. I've seen a lot of material on children dealing with grief and moarning, but this is the absolute best film on that subject. And the performance by the children is, well, perhaps the best ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Thanks for the tips, Roald. I'm really interested in Ponette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 I stumbled upon the recording of a recent tv-broadcast of it. It's on the "to watch" pile again. Just watched Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * but were afraid to ask.It was okay. The last bit is the best, but overall it's not spectacularly funny. I didn't like the film as a whole, but I think the last sketch is one of the absolute funniest things I've ever seen, and I do love the Gene Wilder/sheep one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 I don't know about that one. By the time Milos suggest bringing in his "girlfriend" it's pretty obvious where it's going. It's still well done, though. Wilder's great in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 And I generally hate big and loud movies: I don't like Independence Day, The Mummy Returns, most of James Bond, etc. BECAUSE it's big, loud and foremost DUMB. I know many will respond with something like: "...yet you like Star Wars Episode III and King Kong..." Yes I do. Very much so. But if you cannot see the difference between those films and Godzilla, then sorry man, that's your loss I guess. I DO like GOOD Hollywood entertainment (read my "What kind of films do I like" thread), but not everything with 25 explosions in it. You really are an incredible idiot if you cannot see the difference between Goldeneye, The World Is Not Enough, The Living Daylights, Goldfinger, OHMSS, Tomorrow Never Dies etc...etc...and films like Godzilla.The Mummy Returns is crap, but The Mummy is a damn fine piece of entertainment IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,192 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Just watched Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * but were afraid to ask.It was okay. The last bit is the best, but overall it's not spectacularly funny.From what I remember, I agree.Me, I just saw Match Point. Really good. Really unsettling.Marian - wondering why the first two of three opera performances in the film have a piano instead of an orchestra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zéyann 0 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 My last movie was I think Bad Boys 2, haven't really taken time to watch anything else lately. Going to Munich by the end of the month, unfortunately Geisha doesn't arrive here until april :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Dear Wendy. One side of the Atlantic hates it while the other side loves it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridan 0 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 And I generally hate big and loud movies: I don't like Independence Day, The Mummy Returns, most of James Bond, etc. BECAUSE it's big, loud and foremost DUMB. I know many will respond with something like: "...yet you like Star Wars Episode III and King Kong..." Yes I do. Very much so. But if you cannot see the difference between those films and Godzilla, then sorry man, that's your loss I guess. I DO like GOOD Hollywood entertainment (read my "What kind of films do I like" thread), but not everything with 25 explosions in it. You really are an incredible idiot if you cannot see the difference between Goldeneye, The World Is Not Enough, The Living Daylights, Goldfinger, OHMSS, Tomorrow Never Dies etc...etc...and films like Godzilla.The Mummy Returns is crap, but The Mummy is a damn fine piece of entertainment IMO.Indeed. Though I've never seen a Bond film (so sue me), it is obvious from viewing lengthy clips or anything of the sort that the value of the Bond films is much greater than that of most of Emmerich's films and "Returns." And The Mummy (Both the original and the 1999 ones) are excellent entertainment. And Goldsmith's score for the latter is incredible. (Especially the "Egypt" theme near the beginning of "Imhotep") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 14, 2006 Share Posted January 14, 2006 The Station Agent. Nice but not super nice (as worldwide claimed), due to the two-dimensional characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 14, 2006 Share Posted January 14, 2006 Indeed. Though I've never seen a Bond film (so sue me), it is obvious from viewing lengthy clips or anything of the sort that the value of the Bond films is much greater than that of most of Emmerich's films and "Returns." I find that the funniest thing I've read this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin 2 Posted January 14, 2006 Share Posted January 14, 2006 SpoilersMagnificent. The finale that bookends the film is really what makes the it rise above most. A rare film that actually effected me emotionally. I now have to give a special nod to Patrick Doyle's stirring score. Doyle's theme is a moving and emotional work for strings with bookends the film, and his 10 minute Grand Central chase cue is one of the best film to screen cue's of his career. Al Pacino really gives a great and memorable performance as Carlito Brigante. The film begins as Carlito is release from prison. He vows to change his ways and not return to the live of crime he led before. Sean Penn plays his lawyer who goes from the straight man to the cause of Carlito's eventual fall back into a life of crime. John Leguizamo is wonderful as Benny Blanco, the young upstart gangster who is reminiscent of Carlito as a younger man. The narrative which flows throughout the film is spectacular. Characters are compelling, performances are brilliant across the board and the concluding chase and finale is some of the best cinematic work I've seen in quite a while. If you ever get the DVD, don't forget to check out the theatrical trailer for Carlito's Way. Great use of Williams music! A truly underrated gem of De Palma's careerJustin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted January 14, 2006 Share Posted January 14, 2006 The Third Man. Just as good as I remembered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QMM 4 Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 CasablancaOooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhMax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin 2 Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 Mission: Impossible. A fun wild action filled ride. Not De Palma's best but certainly worlds better than the second film.Justin - Who liked the score a lot too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,192 Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 Carlito is one of my absolute favourites, and probably the only De Palma film that doesn't just have a good script (some do, some don't) but one that I cannot imagine being seriously criticised by anyone. Pacino is just amazing, and the Doyle score is really good. One bit I really enjoy is how he manages to give "time" a little motif in the brilliant station showdown.Now MI, still has a rather good script in my opinion, but certainly not one in Carlito's category. Still a very fine movie IMHO.Casablanca... I guess I'll need the DVD someday. Seen it only once, many years ago.Marian - looking forward to De Palma's next movie. The Butcher Boy (Elliot Goldenthal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 Speaking of DePalma, I just watched Casualties of War a few nights ago. Michael J. Fox was pretty good in one of his rare dramatic performances and Sean Penn was over-the-top and unlikable as usual, just what his character was.Currently watching Jaws. I find myself identifying with Chief Brody a lot, he hates the water as much as I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 Karakter. An excellently crafted Dutch film, that looks superb. Great production value, especially for a Dutch film.Keep an ear out for the For Gillian lift. 8O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 Jan Decleir is brilliant in this, even better then in Meiden Van De Wit and Dag Sinterklaas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin 2 Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Minor SpoilersAn ambitious project which is ultimately misguided. Goldsmith's score is brilliant although somewhat grating on the senses. The first half of the film is actually quite good, filled with typical Spielbergisms and one particular genius shot where JoBeth Williams' character is pushing the chairs into the table. If you've seen the film no doubt you know what shot I'm talking about. The film changes tone once Carol Anne is gone. The film takes on a more analytical perspective about the ghosts once the specialist team arrives. Much of the first 2/3 of the film I found to be quite good and well done. I really enjoyed Craig T. Nelson's performance, one of the most enjoyable aspects of the film and the only real standout performance short of JoBeth Williams. (And, of course, Jerry's.)However, once Carol Anne is back the film really changes to a typical 80's "blood and guts" horror style with little intellectual thought behind it. There are scenes of this type scattered through out the film such as the scene where Robbie Freeling is nearly eaten by a tree. Simply not believable and detracts from the films realism. Overall that's the real problem with the film. It starts out showing the poltergeists from a realistic objective perspective and then moves to a brainless horror film with something of a disappointing conclusion. Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Dear Wendy. One side of the Atlantic hates it while the other side loves it.I think that can be attributed to people either loving or hating Lars von Trier.Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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