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Post by clytie on Jan 15, 2015 0:07:42 GMT -5
Mortal Sins aka Dangerous Obsession a Troma film from the 80s.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2015 10:25:03 GMT -5
Phone Booth(2002) I've always wanted to see this movie, but just have never gotten around to it. It seemed like it would be entertaining and a fun way to pass an hour and half, but nothing I ever needed to see. Turns out that thinking was pretty much right on the money. It had an interesting premise, and very solid performances throughout. Was always tense, and never really slacked. This is probably Joel Schumacher's best film, or at least of the ones I've seen. The worst part was Colin Farrell's accent, sounded very much like a non american trying a new york accent. The best part, Kiefer Sutherland as the villain, the guy just has one of the best voices around and can always bring the intensity even without being on screen. Can't believe people are mad that he is going to be voicing the main character in Metal Gear Solid: Phantom Pain. Anyway, you can now call in and give suggestions to the Matt Review-O Meter, just call 1-800-this film is better than Drive(2011)
Dazed and Confused(1993) This one was a rewatch, my opinions I've held about the film haven't changed. Very good film, an amazing cast, wonderfully directed, and all around fun. Just the first half is better than the second. It isn't that the second half is bad or anything, just that all the GREAT stuff is before the party at the moon tower. Part of what makes Dazed and Confused such a good movie is just sinking into it, getting to know the many characters and feel like you are hanging out with them. Just by the time they hit the moon tower everything has pretty much been covered, and instead of watching a film about hanging out, I would just rather actually hang out. You know, be L-I-V-I-N. You know what the Matt Review-O Meter loves about movies? It keeps reviewing more, and they stay better than Drive(2011)
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Post by outforawalk on Jan 16, 2015 20:13:34 GMT -5
Into The Woods. Mediocre, though it had moments of brilliance. I so wanted it to be good, but have heard it's disappointing. Was Christine Baranski, at least, as glorious as I imagine? |
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Post by outforawalk on Jan 16, 2015 21:08:46 GMT -5
I so wanted it to be good, but have heard it's disappointing. Was Christine Baranski, at least, as glorious as I imagine? She's barely in it  Boooooooooo. |
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Post by Ice Cream Planet on Jan 16, 2015 22:53:29 GMT -5
Lost HighwayI've been on a David Lynch kick. It's not my favorite Lynch film, but it's in my top five. I really, really like it. Also, you're here! |
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Post by Ice Cream Planet on Jan 16, 2015 22:54:43 GMT -5
Just finished William Friedkin's Sorcerer. Beautiful cinematography, some terrific set pieces, and a solid script. I wouldn't call it great, but I had fun.
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Post by MrsLangdonAlger on Jan 18, 2015 10:47:10 GMT -5
Had a movie day with @iffy and his family yesterday, and man we did well chosing movies.
First was Calvary. Wow, what a film. Gleeson is fantastic as always, it was bleakly hilarious often and the sets/scenery were absolutely beautiful. This definitely breaks into my top five of 2014 list. It's a movie I'll be thinking about for a long time, especially considering everything that is implied in the very final shot.
Then we watched The Guest. I'm a pretty big Adam Wingard fan so I felt comfortable thinking ahead of time that I'd like it, and I was correct! I had been worried that Dan Stevens wouldn't be great, as he never impressed me on Downton Abbey, but his kind of flat affection worked really well for the role. He also was occasionally very funny, in particular I'm thinking of one use of Chekov's grenades that had me laughing for a good minute. One thing I was disappointed by was I was expecting it to be more of a throwback to past horror movies, and it didn't really do that until the last act. However, it did it well so I'm not really complaining! Also seeing Maika Monroe in this just made me even more excited for It Follows. Which we saw a preview for at the next movie!
Finally we went to go see Predestination. I'm glad I had forgotten the story this was based on, meaning all I really knew going in was that it was a time travel movie. Even then, it was much more thoughtful and slow-burning than the standard action I was expecting. I'll be keeping an eye out for Sarah Snook, who completely stole the show.
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Post by Dellarigg on Jan 18, 2015 10:49:05 GMT -5
Lucy. Cack.
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Post by Ice Cream Planet on Jan 18, 2015 11:51:19 GMT -5
Did you try watching it as a double feature with Under the Skin? |
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Post by Dellarigg on Jan 18, 2015 12:10:01 GMT -5
Did you try watching it as a double feature with Under the Skin? No, I watched it as a double feature with a full toilet bowl. |
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Post by Ice Cream Planet on Jan 18, 2015 12:12:27 GMT -5
Did you try watching it as a double feature with Under the Skin? No, I watched it as a double feature with a full toilet bowl. I can imagine it was very weird watching it with The Imitation Game. |
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Post by usernametoolong on Jan 18, 2015 18:19:10 GMT -5
The Last Of The Unjust, not quite sure what to say, it was pretty impressive, I enjoyed it as much as it is enjoyable (it is still a close to four hours long documentary about Theresinstadt), all things considered it wasn't that much of a downer, even ending on a somewhat light-hearted note. It did manage two minor miracles, when the end credits came I actually thought:"already?", and I now actually want to see Shoah.
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Post by Dellarigg on Jan 18, 2015 18:35:10 GMT -5
The Babadook. Pretty good, pretty good, but I can't go into a full-blown rave about it. I liked the look of it, the performances, and the ideas behind it - I just like my horrors to be of the restrained, Rosemary's Baby type. I got tired of lights flickering on and off. But still, lots of good stuff in it.
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Post by Ice Cream Planet on Jan 18, 2015 18:46:22 GMT -5
The Babadook. Pretty good, pretty good, but I can't go into a full-blown rave about it. I liked the look of it, the performances, and the ideas behind it - I just like my horrors to be of the restrained, Rosemary's Baby type. I got tired of lights flickering on and off. But still, lots of good stuff in it. I really liked it, but I thought the best horror in the film was how well Essie Davis captured a woman who seemed constantly on the edge of a nervous breakdown (her work reminded me a lot of Tilda Swinton in We Need to Talk About Kevin). Just the scenes of her staring glassy-eyed at the late-night TV shows and films was chilling. |
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Post by Dellarigg on Jan 18, 2015 18:56:26 GMT -5
The Babadook. Pretty good, pretty good, but I can't go into a full-blown rave about it. I liked the look of it, the performances, and the ideas behind it - I just like my horrors to be of the restrained, Rosemary's Baby type. I got tired of lights flickering on and off. But still, lots of good stuff in it. I really liked it, but I thought the best horror in the film was how well Essie Davis captured a woman who seemed constantly on the edge of a nervous breakdown (her work reminded me a lot of Tilda Swinton in We Need to Talk About Kevin). Just the scenes of her staring glassy-eyed at the late-night TV shows and films was chilling. She was very good, managing to come across as vulnerable even when things went berserk and she was telling the kid to go and eat shit. I also liked those shots of her first thing in the morning after a disturbed night - she looked authentically knackered, something you don't see too often in films. I suppose, like most horror films, I wish it could've been a little less frenetic. (By 'knackered' I mean exhausted. Knackered is a good word, though. Take it, America, like you took 'bonkers'.) |
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Post by Ice Cream Planet on Jan 18, 2015 19:09:21 GMT -5
I really liked it, but I thought the best horror in the film was how well Essie Davis captured a woman who seemed constantly on the edge of a nervous breakdown (her work reminded me a lot of Tilda Swinton in We Need to Talk About Kevin). Just the scenes of her staring glassy-eyed at the late-night TV shows and films was chilling. She was very good, managing to come across as vulnerable even when things went berserk and she was telling the kid to go and eat shit. I also liked those shots of her first thing in the morning after a disturbed night - she looked authentically knackered, something you don't see too often in films. I suppose, like most horror films, I wish it could've been a little less frenetic. (By 'knackered' I mean exhausted. Knackered is a good word, though. Take it, America, like you took 'bonkers'.) I've always loved that word 'knackered.' That and numpty are two of my favorite British words. Davis was terrific in the role. I love how not only, to use your phrase, did she look authentically knackered, I also liked how she looked very much like someone you'd see in your day to day life. Pretty but not movie star gorgeous. A very raw, earthy performance, and it's a shame she didn't get more awards attention for it. Just that scene alone where she's eating a bowl of soup and spits out broken glass gives me a chill. Agree on some parts feeling more frenetic than others, but I'm really happy how it wasn't an over edited mess. |
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Post by Nudeviking on Jan 18, 2015 19:10:37 GMT -5
Paris, je t'aime (2006) - Anthology film that was kind of hit or miss that basically had every director, every actor, and every film genre ever conceived by man. Steve Buscemi in a subway station, directed by the Coen Bros. was probably the best bit. Nick Nolte vs. an Alfonso Cuaron tracking shot was probably the worst, but even that had a certain charm to it. Hearing Nick Nolte speak French in Nick Nolte Voice® was perhaps the funniest moment in the entire film.
Lucy (2014) - "What if drugs gave you super powers man?" "Woah...you just blew my mind..." Basically Matrix 2014. Drugs give a beautiful white person magical powers, a wise old black man is there to show them the ropes and 100,000 freshman philosophy majors have something to idiotically debate the next time they get high with their friends.
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Post by clytie on Jan 18, 2015 19:26:11 GMT -5
Paris, je t'aime (2006) - Anthology film that was kind of hit or miss that basically had every director, every actor, and every film genre ever conceived by man. Steve Buscemi in a subway station, directed by the Coen Bros. was probably the best bit. Nick Nolte vs. an Alfonso Cuaron tracking shot was probably the worst, but even that had a certain charm to it. Hearing Nick Nolte speak French in Nick Nolte Voice® was perhaps the funniest moment in the entire film. The Cuaron segment would've been a lot better if it didn't have the "shocking" obvious twist. |
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Post by disqusf3dme on Jan 19, 2015 0:04:14 GMT -5
Paris, je t'aime (2006) - Anthology film that was kind of hit or miss that basically had every director, every actor, and every film genre ever conceived by man. Steve Buscemi in a subway station, directed by the Coen Bros. was probably the best bit. Nick Nolte vs. an Alfonso Cuaron tracking shot was probably the worst, but even that had a certain charm to it. Hearing Nick Nolte speak French in Nick Nolte Voice® was perhaps the funniest moment in the entire film. The Cuaron segment would've been a lot better if it didn't have the "shocking" obvious twist. It was probably my first segment when I watched it. I was like, 16 or 17 though, I can see myself finding it corny now. That said, I just loved the setting of the whole anthology in general, plus I'm a sucker for tracking shots. I never saw New York, I Love You, but I don't think it was considered good or anything. |
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Post by flowsthead on Jan 19, 2015 15:25:15 GMT -5
Lucy (2014) - "What if drugs gave you super powers man?" "Woah...you just blew my mind..." Basically Matrix 2014. Drugs give a beautiful white person magical powers, a wise old black man is there to show them the ropes and 100,000 freshman philosophy majors have something to idiotically debate the next time they get high with their friends. Morgan Freeman doesn't really show her the ropes though. I didn't even like the film, but that isn't an accurate description at all. She goes to him and is there to give him the information she received. She figures out everything else by herself. And while that may be partly accurate for the Matrix, I think you're really selling it short. It's not like Neo was the only one to have "magical powers". Morpheus isn't really old in the film either, he's about Neo's age. |
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Post by Tellyfier on Jan 19, 2015 17:20:00 GMT -5
Finally saw Gone Girl. It was ok, I found it a little underwhelming after all the praise. Wild Things for grown-ups.
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Post by Douay-Rheims-Challoner on Jan 19, 2015 22:13:32 GMT -5
Nudeviking While the Coen Bros bit is of course great my favourite part of that movie was Isabel Coixet's about the man who reluctantly realizes he needs to stick by his dying wife. Also when I rewatched two years back I went 'wait, IS THAT MARGO MARTINDALE?' because yeah that's her alright and I never knew it. American Sniper: Forget political arguments, the main failing of Sniper is the corny bullet cam used for a key kill. Otherwise it's Eastwood's Hurt Locker-type movie and as a movie is perfectly fine.
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Post by Nudeviking on Jan 19, 2015 22:28:55 GMT -5
Nudeviking While the Coen Bros bit is of course great my favourite part of that movie was Isabel Coixet's about the man who reluctantly realizes he needs to stick by his dying wife. Also when I rewatched two years back I went 'wait, IS THAT MARGO MARTINDALE?' because yeah that's her alright and I never knew it. American Sniper: Forget political arguments, the main failing of Sniper is the corny bullet cam used for a key kill. Otherwise it's Eastwood's Hurt Locker-type movie and as a movie is perfectly fine. The wife with months to live was one of the better ones as well. My "Wait is that..." moment was Willem DaFoe as God/a Cowboy. |
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Post by rimjobflashmob on Jan 19, 2015 23:00:48 GMT -5
Just watched The Guard, what a hoot. Brendan Gleeson is a treasure. Next on the list is Calvary, possibly later tonight or tomorrow.
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Post by Douay-Rheims-Challoner on Jan 20, 2015 0:03:13 GMT -5
rimjobflashmob Just don't expect the Calvary to be funny so much as it is emotionally draining.
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Post by rimjobflashmob on Jan 20, 2015 0:07:49 GMT -5
rimjobflashmob Just don't expect the Calvary to be funny so much as it is emotionally draining. That's what I keep hearing. My upbringing was Catholic, so I'm expecting it to hit pretty close to home. |
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Post by usernametoolong on Jan 20, 2015 9:09:18 GMT -5
Blood Simple Call me crazy, but I think these Coen kids might have great things in store for the future. |
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Post by NerdInTheBasement on Jan 20, 2015 9:14:09 GMT -5
Pokemon The First Movie: Yeeeeeeeaaaaaaaahhhhh, this didn't hold up for me.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2015 16:15:15 GMT -5
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Post by disqusf3dme on Jan 21, 2015 0:11:17 GMT -5
2001! I haven't seen it before, got to see it in 70mm tonight for a class. I'm not still entirely sure how I feel about it in regards to a full blown analysis, but just aesthetically it was obviously amazing, and I love how Kubrick is great at balancing entertainment and art. It's a really quiet film in the sense that there's very little dialogue, and yet there's always conflict and tension. It's never boring despite its length.
And soooo many people started laughing during the scene where Dave shuts down Hal. That grinds me gears. I get it you've seen it a million times so it's funny, but like, can you not? It was in Toronto so the moment you head to the neighborhood the theatre is at, everyone just turns hip as fuck, like they just stepped out of a fucking L.L. Bean catalog. I'm sure everyone has a legitimate reason to be there but when everyone is laughing I can't just help but assume they're only really there so they can brag that they saw 2001 in 70mm.
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