On April 11 2012 02:20 summerloud wrote: sadly enough, the only decent movie i saw lately was really old :/
movies i saw in the last two weeks or so:
[proceeds to list movies and dislikes them for strange reasons]
Wow.
I saw at first glance that I disagree with you on a lot of stuff you posted. Which in itself isn't a problem; tastes vary. But the reasons why you disliked the particular movies baffle me.
The tree of life: I agree, the first half an hour of the movie, as well as the last 10 or so (although not to the same extent) are try-hard, and don't really help the movie at all. But you should have kept on watching. The real movie that starts after the 30-min-ish intro is wonderful and touching. Do yourself the favor and skip the first part and watch the core part. It's storytelling and observing unlike anything I've seen on film before.
Drive: I loved parts of it, but I agree the main actor is kind of a turn-off. People say Ryan Gosling incorporates perfectly what the director wanted his main character to be, but I didn't like him really that much. I loved the movie's artsy style, and the retro feel it gave me. I can understand your rating though, it's really not a movie for everyone.
Black Swan: Aronovski is great, I agree. Requiem for a dream is really good, as is the Wrestler. But how can you dislike Black Swan just because it's about ballet? Ballet isn't really the main part of the movie, it could have been any other sport or performing art without losing its grip. It's a psychological horror-ish movie that in the end leaves you with a "wow so that's what the movie was about"-feeling. The solution was less than I expected it to be and left me with slight disappointment; but disliking it because it's ballet? Why did you even watch the movie then, it's right up there in all the synopsises.
Rosemary's baby: There I agree. Dunno about 10/10 but great movie.
Didn't watch the rest.
What surprises me is that you decide to watch those kind of non-hollywood productions - movies that tend to be artsy, not straight-forward or difficult to grasp completely - and then critisize them for the - sorry to use the word - shallow reasons. Maybe these kinds of movies just aren't for you.
i like artsy movies, they just shouldnt be overly pretentious. the line about black swan being about ballet wasnt too serious, i just couldnt think of a line to write next to my rating like for all the other movies . i still think ballet is a pretty boring topic, and also from what ive heard from other people he covered it in a totally unrealistic way. in a way, it felt like on some level the message he was trying to get across didnt have anything to do with ballet anyways and it would have been better to pick a different metaphor. also, i just fail to see anything really great in the movie. its a good movie, but it doesnt shine like his earlier work
It is obession to an unhealthy degree.
How is ballet not the perfect vehicle for such a concept?
Synopsis: What happens when a very white European man buys a diplomatic title which turns him into an African diplomat overnight – right in the middle of one of Central Africa's most failed nations? »The Ambassador« is a genre-breaking and tragic comedy about the bizarre and hidden world of African diplomacy, where gin and tonics flow on a daily basis and diamond hustlers and corrupt politicians run free.
The Darkest Hour: I knew it was bad, so I was prepared. the beginning was decent, but if you've never seen a movie going down hill, this would be a prime example, it really feels like this movie was designed to grow worse as it went on, avoid, or only watch the apocalyptic part, after that don't bother (ending line was one of the most hilarious lines that ment to be serious I've ever heard, lol!)
Les Choristes: (The Chorus) Lovely film, reccomended! (probably not for everyone, or watch with GF ^^)
Contagion: I'm a sucker for these kind of apocalyptic movies so I enjoyed it, tough some awkward moments in the movie+ Show Spoiler +
reaction of Matt Damon when his wife dies for one..wtf
Someone recommended the movie by saying it was better than black swan. I personally preferred black swan because it was about the pursuit of perfection and the willingness to do anything to achieve it. So uhm.. don't do drugs mmkay? I think the movie would have been better if I'd seen it in a theater or at least in front of a big screen TV with friends. It's emotionally stimulating just like Black Swan. I alt tabbed too frequently to get the full effect. I'm not sure if this is a main point of the movie but + Show Spoiler +
The reality that the mother made up in her mind, it seemed like she was happy. Maybe we shouldn't judge and say that her life was any worse than ours because she was truly happy. Make no mistake I don't want to live like anyone in that movie. I like my arm tyvm. On the topic of addictions. They consume you. Sometimes churches say that addictions control you; that they make you do things that aren't you. But after a while the addiction becomes a part of you and you can't separate yourself from the addiction.
I love the soundtrack Death is the Road to Awe by Clint Mansell. I remember first hearing it a year ago and just closing my eyes every time it came on in my playlist.
On April 10 2012 02:45 EienShinwa wrote: I Saw the Devil
One of the most fucking amazing movies I've seen in awhile. It's a movie that will take it far beyond what you thought was reasonable and seriously goes into the situation with no limits. Satisfying to see the protagonist do what people call going down to his enemy's level instead of being conflicted with a high moral horse. The end just tore me in two. This man who had done nothing wrong in his life until his wife was brutally murdered is left with almost nothing in his life, deprived of his loved one, unborn child, and a battered family. When he's just walking down the road and starts breaking down, I felt so torn.
Thanks for the war film rec's, but I have already seen all of them. It doesn't have to be recent wars, but can be medieval (Robin Hood), Japanese shogun(?) (The Last Samurai), Roman (Gladiator), etc. I'm just dying for some good large scale war movies.
I loved that film too! Very raw and violent, yet emotional and touching. Can anyone recommend movies like this? I really enjoyed Oldboy too. I´m looking for more movies like those two, preferably asian ones. Anyone got some recommendations?
One of my favorites, hope its something you were looking for
Act of Valor - This was ok I guess. Had some good action but also alot of cheesy scenes with bad dialogue. Decent movie.
Sonatine - My first Takeshi Kitano movie and I really liked it. I like all mobish type movies though but I thought it was pretty well done. Definitely plan on checking out some of his other movies now.
On April 12 2012 22:56 summerloud wrote: saving private ryan is a disgusting propaganda movie imho, could never understand how it got away calling itself an anti-war movie
How is it an propeganda movie? It just showed some of the things that happend in WW2.
1/10, terrible, no depth, just trying to copy/paste epic movies like Lotr for example. I managed to amuse myself in the movie by coming up with funny things the characters could be saying to at least make the movie a good parody....
0/10 just horrible, horrible, disgrace of a movie... I can't believe someone funds this shit.
An amazing action movie. A must see but I recommend watching it either in a movie theater on on a huge screen. Otherwise it loses 50% of it's value. It has some of the most insane fight scenes I have seen in 26 years of my life. At moments the whole room was saying aloud "what the fuck" that's how insane it was. And people cheering after fights because they were so awesome.
(For those not so proficient in Korean, the movie's entitled "A Dirty Carnival".)
I'm baffled how Korean cinema is always one level above most stuff I see that gets produced in Europe or the US. Overall execution, the character development and even though there's not that much happening in the 130 minutes of the film and despite the overall predictability of those movies in general, I feel myself sucked in all the time. And that considering I've watched three dozens of Korean movies already. There's no bad one amongst them, average is the lowest rating I'd give any of them, and that stands for something.
(edit: or maybe I'm just watching all the right movies.)
I'd give this one an 8/10. I'd liked to have some focus on other characters once in a while. The viewer gets a perfect look inside the main roles, but I felt there was more to explore in the other characters, his girlfriend, his successor or the boss. The director had a lot of room to do so and could've been more concise on other parts.
1 point of those is for the ending, though. The painfulness of the before-last scene, combined with Alan Parsons at the end was wonderful.
i really really wish people would stop posting only posters without the name of the movie in text. half of the pictures dont load for me most of the time
cmon ppl its not that hard to actually write the name of the movie when you are bothering to paste an image link, is it? also, if someone goes through this thread in a month or so some of the pics will be broken anyways
On April 10 2012 02:45 EienShinwa wrote: I Saw the Devil
One of the most fucking amazing movies I've seen in awhile. It's a movie that will take it far beyond what you thought was reasonable and seriously goes into the situation with no limits. Satisfying to see the protagonist do what people call going down to his enemy's level instead of being conflicted with a high moral horse. The end just tore me in two. This man who had done nothing wrong in his life until his wife was brutally murdered is left with almost nothing in his life, deprived of his loved one, unborn child, and a battered family. When he's just walking down the road and starts breaking down, I felt so torn.
Thanks for the war film rec's, but I have already seen all of them. It doesn't have to be recent wars, but can be medieval (Robin Hood), Japanese shogun(?) (The Last Samurai), Roman (Gladiator), etc. I'm just dying for some good large scale war movies.
I loved that film too! Very raw and violent, yet emotional and touching. Can anyone recommend movies like this? I really enjoyed Oldboy too. I´m looking for more movies like those two, preferably asian ones. Anyone got some recommendations?
I guarantee if you like any Korean films like Old Boy, I Saw the Devil, or the one in the youtube link above, you will love this movie. It's less on the graphic image rape with the gore and more on the relationship and personal level. There is not that much action, but that by no means makes this movie boring in ANY segment. In fact, the calm and simple interactions between the protagonist and the people around him make the emotional impact at the end even more heartfelt and tragic. You might cry while watching, I sure as hell did.
On April 13 2012 03:54 summerloud wrote: i really really wish people would stop posting only posters without the name of the movie in text. half of the pictures dont load for me most of the time
cmon ppl its not that hard to actually write the name of the movie when you are bothering to paste an image link, is it? also, if someone goes through this thread in a month or so some of the pics will be broken anyways
I hate it when people do that with anything, as if their post is so much more meaningful because they don't provide information to people who don't know the reference. Extremely annoying when you're in here to find movies you haven't heard anything about (hasn't been a problem overall in this thread tho imo)
Can someone reccomend if "Battle Royal" is a good movie. I liked the concept behind the hunger games, and LOVE gladiator, but heard weird things about battle royal. Anyone suggest?
Battle Royale is weird, but that shouldn't mean it's not a recommendable movie. It's pretty fucked up at parts, but it's a movie that will stick with you. Same concept as in hunger games as far as I've heard.
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. i still think ballet is a pretty boring topic, and also from what ive heard from other people he covered it in a totally unrealistic way. in a way, it felt like on some level the message he was trying to get across didnt have anything to do with ballet anyways and it would have been better to pick a different metaphor. also, i just fail to see anything really great in the movie. its a good movie, but it doesnt shine like his earlier work![[image loading]](http://www.google.se/imgres?q=into+the+wild&um=1&hl=sv&sa=N&biw=1440&bih=764&tbm=isch&tbnid=Aee_QWhA8hQl8M:&imgrefurl=http://sthlmblues.blogspot.com/2009_08_01_archive.html&docid=5d9AEHU0Yt2zJM&imgurl=http://www.womeninworldcinema.com/uploaded_images/Into-the-Wild-3-759275.JPG&w=1600&h=1068&ei=Uk-FT7qwJqaQ4gSHrqmCCA&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=304&sig=117842713111393080422&page=2&tbnh=114&tbnw=171&start=28&ndsp=35&ved=1t:429,r:18,s:28,i:168&tx=75&ty=116)
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