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Attack The Gas Station- Fucking Awesome!
Four Lions- great film.
I watched: The City Of Lost Children last night. This was really slow at the start and remains that way throughout but it's so abstract deep that it kept me watching through the entire film. This may quite possibly be the weirdest film I've seen in years. Totally bizarre for sure but highly recommended!
Its hard to believe the same guy did Amelie.
Rewatched Network because I love it so.
Also, found The Town at a second run theater and it was fucking great.
Then I sat and finished the last few movies on my DVD shelf I still hadn't seen.
Offscreen: Dutch movie about someone holding up an office building because the TV is sending messages into his brain. Good but flawed.
Gosford Park: Requires a rewatch, and subtitles help, but overall just damn good.
Dirty Harry: One of the those "This is required viewing but I still haven't checked it out" movies. And....yep, fucking awesome.
Magnum Force: Not as good as the first, and didn't feel like it was another Dirty Harry film, but pretty great in its own right.
The Sandlot: Still as much of an American classic as it was when it first came out.
High Fidelity: Was at a record shop before I moved and saw it for $4, and it just felt right so I grabbed it. It's a great romantic comedy, and just great in general.
Synecodche, New York: It'd be easy to just type "WHAT?" and call it a one word mini-review, but I know this film deserves more. You can't possibly understand it after one viewing, so I'll be catching it again soon. Just.....God damn this is possibly the best film of the last 10 years, or at least near the top.
Amelié was just a pain to me. Usually, that kind of movie is my cup of tea. I like when there is not much tempo, like in Lost In Translation for example. But Amelié was just a hysterical and unnecessary mess that I didn't find entertaining.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iron Lizard
I respect your opinion , if you did not enjoy it then you did not enjoy it. I feel completely opposite and it may be my favourite movie as of now. it makes me feel good and things are getting tougher everyday for me. I enjoyed the flow. I find a tempo like that usually seem to be traits of French and American movies. Most of the German, Dutch, Danish and Norwegian movies I have seen seem to have much less of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by nissling
It's odd you mention Lost in Translation. It is the only other movie that I like as much Amelié right now. It is completely different but anyone who has been away from home for a long period off time should be able to relate to it.
I watched Amelie years ago, and liked it enough, but I was also on Percoset. So I didn't count that for much. But when I rewatched it a bit ago I knew I was watching something EXTREMELY good. I can see it being a little too sweet and sugary for some, a little directionless even.
But when you just need a really good pick me up, Amelie is right up your damn alley.
Iron Lizard, Ima throw some other feel good stuff your way because I know you're in a shit spot right now and you need some love:
Almost Famous
Happy Go Lucky
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (Out of pure Nicolas Cage craziness)
High Fidelity
Fantastic Mr. Fox (No clue if your a Wes Anderson guy, but I know others who aren't either but still loved it)
Matilda (blatant kids movie, but it will always make me smile)
Anywhoo.....I came here to discuss something else.
Stared at this box for fucking YEARS (I'm talking like 2001-2002) at my local Hollywood Video, having no clue what it was. When that store closed up in June of this year, everything was $1-$2 so I went apeshit and bought anything I could grab that looked half interesting.
Strolled to an empty aisle, and there it was. In generally the same spot as has been for years. Battered label, two cheap cases taped together, taped and dirty in general. Everyone had touched this case for years, most maybe picking up, reading that it was Shakespeare, and quickly putting it down. No clue how many times it had been rented, how many homes it had been brought too, how many DVD players it had seen its years.
I grabbed it. Took it home. Didn't know what to think. That image of Anthony Hopkins giving little clue onto what's on his mind, but you know it's not good. This was that one elusive movie, that I never grabbed because I had heard literally nothing about it, so I forgot about it. But now it was in my hand.
I put it away on my shelf, and forgot its existence. Yesterday, I examined the shelf to make sure I had finally seen everything on it, and there it was. Titus sat near the bottom, with no real place. Just ready to collect dust for years like it had already been quite accustomed to doing.
So i grabbed it, put it in, quickly made some popcorn, and started watching at around 11PM. The case makes no mention that it's a three hour movie, so I was sitting for awhile with an empty popcorn bowl, hanging on to every perfect word.
Son
Of
A
Bitch
This is fucking great! Based off of Titus Adronicus, possibly Shakespeare's least popular play, you've got Hopkins in the title role, as he is chosen to become the new emperor of Rome. Instead, he decides he is too old, and he gives it instead to the first born of the deceased emperor, Saturnine (Alan Cummings) From there, things go apeshit, and as the plot advances, you are not able to predict anything. This is probably the best thing; since this is one of his least (relatively) known plays, it hasn't been subject to nearly as much referencing or quoting as it's counterparts. Its fun when you can find a 500 year old story that is not only great, but one that is still "new".
It employs a style that looks nothing like the Rome you see on TV, or in other movies. Instead it uses multiple time frames to tell the story, not a new idea, but even though its still awesome here. If you ever run into it, get it ,turn on the subtitles, and sit back. It's fucking great!
Just makes me wonder who directed it....Oh, Julie Taymor, what else did she direct?
Oh Goddammit!
That's a great flick. Koreans make awesome movies.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iron Lizard
I just watched "Bad Lietuenant, Port of Call: New Orleans". It was surprisingly entertaining. I have soured on Nicolas Cage over the years, but his performance in this movie is a throwback to his quirky roles of yore.
Ip Man - 7/10
The Sorcerer's Apprentice - 0.5/10
How to Train Your Dragon - 9/10
Jonah Hex - 7/10
Knight and Day - 8/10
Centurion - 7/10
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows - Part 1 - 7/10
Date Night - 7/10
Was Knight and Day that good? I figured I may give it a Free-DVD-At-The-Library chance, but wow!
Anyway
I'm addicted to Amadeus. It's been about once a week now for the last two months. Now I'm reading the screenplay while playing the soundtrack.
Amadeus is a nice movie, but it was many years ago I watched it. I bought the LD some months ago, maybe I should watch it until next year.
Knight and Day was indeed quite good. It's the general concensus against Tom Cruise that gave the movie the bad ratings, but the movie was really good.
Just watched Where the Wild Things Are. It wasn't as deep as the book, but then, the film never is.
I thought Cruise was hilarious in Knight and Day, unfortunately Cameron Diaz got pretty annoying.