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Post by Tyler Smith on Mar 16, 2010 18:17:55 GMT -5
What is the last movie you've seen, whether in theatres or on DVD/Blu Ray/VHS/Beta? I'll start the ball rolling. Last night, I watched Murder on the Orient Express. I'd seen the movie before, but not for several years. I really love the film. Aside from being gorgeous to look at, it's an interesting variation on the whodunnit film genre, not just because of who the killer turns out to be, but because the underlying tone is significantly darker and more tragic than most films of this genre. Also, Albert Finney is absolutely wonderful as Poirot. His interpretation of the character is eccentric, while also being mildly repulsive.
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Post by bouncingbrick on Mar 17, 2010 6:31:52 GMT -5
I watched a film that's very similar to that one, it's a film called Crank.
Jason Statham acting like an idiot for a hour and a half, having sex in public, taking every kind of drug you can imagine, killing people left and right. The more I watch their movies and the more I hear about them, the more I think Nevildine and Taylor are brilliant. They are the absolute best trash film makers working today.
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Post by alexk on Mar 17, 2010 12:03:36 GMT -5
Went to see Alice in Wonderland last night. It wasn't as bad as I feared it might be, but was still pretty predictable in terms of it's aesthetic. I know you don't go into a Burton movie expecting it not to be Burton, but it would be nice if he had flaunted expectations a bit. It did look great, and some of the character designs are pretty neat, but it just wasn't all that engaging and I got to the point where I wanted it to end about an hour in. Also, one of the worst, least engaging Johnny Depp performances EVER. He's practically sleepwalking through it, and occasionally slips into an incomprehensible brogue for no reason at all. I will give Mia Wasikowska props though, playing loopy ol' Alice could have been cloying fairly easily, but she manages to be plucky and spirited in the right measures.
So yeah. Not terrible, not great. Just kind of there. Which is kind of what I was expecting I guess.
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Post by siege121 on Mar 17, 2010 17:28:05 GMT -5
I watched the film Real Time with my brother last night. It stars Jay Baruchel and Randy Quaid. It wasn't that bad. I was expecting a dumb buddy-comedy but it turned out to be a pretty poignant drama. Jay Baruchel owes a lot of people money and Randy Quaid is the man who is sent to kill him.Quaid gives Baruchel one hour to do whatever he wants before he kills him. It wasn't anything special but it did have some really nice moments that helped redeem some of it's awful dialogue. the movie is only about 77 minutes long (it takes place in "real time") so if you have Netflix instant watch I would recommend watching it.
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Post by Caribbean Captain on Mar 17, 2010 22:09:02 GMT -5
The last movie I saw was "Up" for the 4th F'in time this week because the kids I have on board currently insist that they keep watching it over and over. I absolutely love the movie, but this is approaching insanity.
The last movie I watched for me was The Great Escape. Its one of my favorites of all time and the gf hasn't seen it yet.
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Post by Dr Handsome on Mar 18, 2010 23:11:29 GMT -5
I've only seen The Great Escape during a history class in senior year of high school.
Am I the only one who's fascinated by the idea of showing movies during high school? The sorts of movies they show, the way they never feel like actual movies when you're watching them from a cold metal desk. I had a science teacher that showed us Dante's Peak as if to imply that the whole thing was geological fact.
Me, I just moved from one place in New Jersey to another place in New Jersey. Luckily I was able to TiVo Carol Reeds Night Train to Munich days before we left and boy am I excited to watch! I'll keep you posted.
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Post by alexk on Mar 19, 2010 12:16:30 GMT -5
Watched Law Abiding Citizen last night. What the hell man? Inasmuch as I think there was potentially a tidy little thriller hiding away in the film, it was so overwrought and ludicrous that any suspense was sucked out of it. You just keep waiting for the next Saw-like bout of foolishness.
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Post by andyharwood on Mar 19, 2010 22:49:33 GMT -5
Just watched Flirting with Disaster. That's a delightful film. It has Richard Jenkins and Josh Brolin as two gay cops who are married to each other. Also has one of the best acid freak-outs ever ("How are you feeling?" "vivid")
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Post by cucumberboy on Mar 25, 2010 18:42:18 GMT -5
Politist, adjectiv (Police, Adjective) - Romanian film and won the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes 2009. There are things about this movie that I really liked. There are some really interesting scenes with pretty good dialogue. The characters are interesting and the cinematography is very subtle but rich in detail. I didn't enjoy this film though. The good scenes I mentioned are rather few and far apart. Watching a dude eat lunch for 10 minutes with nothing happening at all is one thing, but having to see it twice really doesn't add to whatever the movie was trying to do. I don't think I've ever complained about a moive being too event-less or slow, but this is both. ...one of the worst, least engaging Johnny Depp performances EVER. Agreed. His character was so inconsistent (and not in a madman sort of way) Last night, I watched Murder on the Orient Express. I'd seen the movie before, but not for several years. I really love the film. Aside from being gorgeous to look at, it's an interesting variation on the whodunnit film genre, not just because of who the killer turns out to be, but because the underlying tone is significantly darker and more tragic than most films of this genre. Also, Albert Finney is absolutely wonderful as Poirot. His interpretation of the character is eccentric, while also being mildly repulsive. Best Poirot to date imo. And I agree; the movie is well done, clever and very entertaining.
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Post by Dr Handsome on Mar 29, 2010 0:21:45 GMT -5
I’ve always had a thing for stories set on trains. My friend calls it a ‘train fetish’... which is creepy... and inaccurate... and brings to mind the final scene in North by Northwest.
Still, I haven’t seen all too many movies set specifically on trains and Murder on the Orient Express just hit the top of my Netflix queue. I honestly wasn’t aware it had such an amazing cast. As you’ll soon be aware I am often not aware of those sorts of things.
Aware.
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Post by danny on Mar 29, 2010 10:28:15 GMT -5
I just rewatched A History of Violence. I think I like that flick even more now than I did when I first watched it. Themes that were just not apparent to me on the first goround really popped this time, i.e. how we solve problems with violence or the underlying Darwinian nature in all of us.
Besides that I need to respond to the fella with the Train Fetish. If you liked North by Northwest you should check out Hitchcock's earlier movie The Lady Vanishes, if you haven't earlier. It's set primarily on a train and is one of my favorites.
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Post by Dr Handsome on Mar 29, 2010 11:22:38 GMT -5
I want to be clear, my friend said I have a train fetish. Just the other day I noticed The Lady Vanishes on Wikipedia's "List of Films Set on Trains" which, yes, does exist. While I've heard of the movie, I never knew it was set on a train. Hitchcock apparently had a train fetish of his own. Did anyone catch The Simpsons two weeks back? Besides a really neat nod to silver-screen kisses set to music (which I later found out was from Cinema Paradiso) there was this fantastic segment:
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Post by vulpix on Mar 30, 2010 21:45:09 GMT -5
I want to be clear, my friend said I have a train fetish. Did anyone catch The Simpsons two weeks back? Besides a really neat nod to silver-screen kisses set to music (which I later found out was from Cinema Paradiso) there was this fantastic segment: So I'm not the only one who still watches "The Simpsons." Truth be told, I've been watching it since its origin on "The Tracey Ullman Show." I haven't seen Koyaanisqatsi, so I didn't exactly get the "Itchy and Scratchy" parody--but I did immediately recognize the music from Cinema Paradiso and the part of the movie that was parodied. For those curious, here are the details: onelinereview.blogspot.com/2010/03/stealing-first-base-movie-kisses.htmlI was especially amused to see the kiss from From Here to Eternity makes its way into the montage. I was married at that exact location last November. On to the topic at hand: The last movie I watched was a little-known silent film from 1925 titled Maciste in Hell. I would describe it as the Avatar of the silent era--amazing special effects for the time coupled with a poor story, complete with deus ex machina invoked at the end. (Spoiler: Maciste escapes from hell when his child prays for him to come back. That's the entire resolution.) Still, I admired its technical ambition and scale. When I looked it up on IMDb, I was surprised to see it had garnered less than 200 votes. It definitely deserves to be seen by more people.
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Post by marcraymond on Apr 1, 2010 9:23:04 GMT -5
In the theatre SHUTTER ISLAND, very disappointing, on DVD, NINE LIVES, which was excellent and highly recommended.
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Post by Caribbean Captain on Apr 1, 2010 15:41:29 GMT -5
I love the Koyaanisqatsi reference. I made the mistake of watching that film while at home visiting my parents. Needless to say, they did not enjoy it.
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Post by siege121 on Apr 2, 2010 14:24:00 GMT -5
I watched Me and You and Everyone We Know last night and loved it. It came close at many times to being pretentious but it never went over that line. It deals a lot with how people connect in today's world, and hit home at some points as I saw some of my own characteristics in the actions of the characters, especially Miranda July's. I would recommend people find it and see it because it really is great.
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Post by Dr Handsome on Apr 3, 2010 20:17:05 GMT -5
Knowing that the Coen Brothers are going to be doing their take on True Grit later this year I decided to give the original a spin. Sure it’s not the best western of all time but it’s it’s irresistibly fun. I do enjoy a character who wears an eye patch. House of the Devil isn’t a huge movie but it doesn’t need to be. It’s essentially a string of well crafted suspense sequences and while the film’s payoff may not entirely work I wouldn’t say the movie as a whole bad. One of the greatest qualities about this movie is that it manages to be an enjoyable throwback and not one huge wink at the audience. When I've got the money to spend I might just have to buy this movie on VHS.
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Post by professoralan on Apr 5, 2010 10:11:48 GMT -5
Me, wife, & college-age daughter saw How to Train Your Dragon (in 3D) yesterday. Fun movie.
Real-3D had the feeling of a viewmaster for a while, but I got used to it.
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Post by Dr Handsome on Apr 5, 2010 23:46:26 GMT -5
Unlike you two BP hosts I’m an unabashed Wes Anderson fan (Fanderson?) so I was going into Fantastic Mr. Fox (or FMF as we Fanderson’s are calling it) expecting good things and I can’t say I was disappointed. Animation gives Wanderson the ability to go all out. The whole thing is so different and so absurdly satisfying.
The movie uses two pieces of music from Francois Truffaut’s Day For Night which just happens to be one my favorites. I get choked up just listening to the theme from that movie.
Speaking of the French New Wave I also watched Louis Malle’s Elevator to the Gallows which is as cool as they come. It’s a pretty simple movie but it’s so well executed and it’s got an unforgettable score by Mile’s Davis.
My brother says How To Train Your Dragon looks as if it could surpass Kung Fu Panda while I wholeheartedly disagree. What did you end up thinking?
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Post by professoralan on Apr 6, 2010 8:33:09 GMT -5
How to Train Your Dragon did not break any new ground in terms of plot -- nothing took me by surprise, what had to happen happened, etc ... but it did it in a thoroughly delightful way.
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