Sleuth is seriously so awesome, and almost one of a kind, recommend to everyone. Although make sure you get the original and not the remake which also has Michael Caine.
Near Dark
These are easily the most compelling vampires I've ever seen on screen. This is basically the anti-Twilight, they are grungy, terrifying, darkly funnily close to human but monstrous. The dark, unpolished 80's aesthetic fits the material perfectly. Some very memorable scenes. It has one big flaw though; it uses one very uncommon and rather unbelievable twist on vampire mythology that really doesn't make much sense to me but turns the movie and the ending suffers imo. Also + Show Spoiler +
the final showdown just doesn't make much sense overall
Is as deep as battle royale, just as many people die, and the acting and story is just as good. Choreography is about as good as Ong bak though. I'll keep this in mind as a movie to watch with friends while drunk.
On October 12 2012 16:19 armada[sb] wrote: Saw A Clockwork Orange and I really just don't understand the hype around it. What makes this movie such a must see???
The cinematography throughout is top notch, the characters and plot are both very... untraditional, and the entire movie is extremely bold. It's very influential. I went off about it a few pages back.
If you were a fan of the French's horror slasher High Tension then this movie is for you. Two girls--one seeks revenge of the people who tortured her as a child, the other rides along with her friend's insanity. They both seek answers to why she was tortured. Lots of slashing, gore, ghouls, and a cult's quest for the meaning of life. Very fast-paced and the ending will have you thinking.
Another horror film that follows HIgh Tension's footsteps. An insane woman hunts and stalks her prey, a pregnant woman in her house. She doesn't know why she's being targeted and the result is alot of dead bodies. This movie is a straight up slasher and probably had the most gore of any movie I have seen to my memory. The ending is so fucked up and exhausting that you will ask yourself "What the fuck did I just watch?" Enjoy.
Persona, Ingmar Bergman Elisabeth Vogler, an actress suddenly decides to stop talking in the middle of a representation. Alma, the nurse who is in charge of her, and her go in a house near the sea... Their relationship, made of silence on one side and incessant talking on the other, gets tense... This movie is from Bergman's most exprimental period, its opening for instance figures is pretty uncomprehensible, and the setting is extremely minimalistic, featuring for instance empty hospital rooms... Simply put, this is my favorite Bergman along with Cries and Whisper, my favorite movie. It's extremely unsettling, I felt really disturbed by the end of the movie. I can totally relate to Elisabeth problems. The actresses are simply splendid, both giving an amazing performance in different registers. In terms of moviemaking, it's almost groundbreaking but always superb. Sven Nykvist, the director of the photography did an incredible job, as usual. To give an idea of how beautiful and disturbing this movie is, here are some photos and a music used in the movie Images
Obviously 11/10. Edit : mu images are too large, I'll try to fix this.
On October 12 2012 16:19 armada[sb] wrote: Saw A Clockwork Orange and I really just don't understand the hype around it. What makes this movie such a must see???
I don't see much "hype" around A Clockwork Orange these days, however the film is revered by many for its social commentary and satire (morality, free will, youth and violence in society, and government intervention on the individual) and its technical achievements which all of Kubrick's films share (directing, acting, cinematography).
Mostly though I'd say its remembered for the violence. The government conditioning/therapy/torture scene is iconic and the rape scene in particular was/is very controversial for a wide-release movie.
I agree, the fact that it is violent and accepted as a cultural object is a great part of its appeal and you analysis is spot on. Personnally I don't think that highly of it, it's still a very good movie, but I'd rank it about 6-7 among Kubrick's work I think.
Yeah, it was incredibly shocking for when it came out. I believe that Stanley Kubrick produced it himself because other producers didn't want to pay for a movie with so much violence, rape, and the likes. I could be wrong though, I heard that somewhere.
I watched through all of the Firefly series. So I had to watch Serenity, the movie that wraps up the show since it was canceled after only 14 ep's. I also watched John Carter, The Expendables, and Raiders of The Lost Ark (great movie to watch anytime).
On October 12 2012 13:30 ZapRoffo wrote: Are you saying Battle Royale and it are deep or they are not at all deep/they have good acting and story or bad acting and story?
I'm saying if you enjoyed BR you'll probably enjoy this movie too.
The choreography was like ongbak(1,2, and 3) in that it was amazing in some parts and kind of funny in others.
On October 10 2012 14:55 ZapRoffo wrote: Meek's Cutoff
The Oregon Trail in totally raw form. Brilliant and nails exactly what it was going for. Watching this is as close as you can get to the portrayed experience while being in the living room or movie theater. It dried out my mouth and made me thirsty, gave me a window into the world where they walked thousands of miles with all their belongings through mostly nothingness into complete uncertainty, and is tense as all get out with its lack of answers. The only problem I had was that a good portion of the dialogue was unintelligible to me, but I didn't even find that very important.
It makes absolutely no apologies for not following normal storytelling form nor for its ponderous pace (this is intentional to evoke the unending miles and the isolation of the journey), and I'm sure it's aware of how intolerable it will be to some of the audience but it doesn't care.
what a horrible horrible trainwreck of a wannabe movie. i just saw this and you owe me 2 hours of my life
yeah, lets make a movie with basically no dialogue, no point, and no ending, where all you see is vast landscapes.
but no, that has been done before, we must do something new!
LETS MAKE ITS IN 4 TO 3 ASPECT RATIO EVEN THOUGH ITS 2011
seriously, the director responsible for this garbage should never be allowed to make another movie. unexcusable...
On October 10 2012 14:55 ZapRoffo wrote: Meek's Cutoff
The Oregon Trail in totally raw form. Brilliant and nails exactly what it was going for. Watching this is as close as you can get to the portrayed experience while being in the living room or movie theater. It dried out my mouth and made me thirsty, gave me a window into the world where they walked thousands of miles with all their belongings through mostly nothingness into complete uncertainty, and is tense as all get out with its lack of answers. The only problem I had was that a good portion of the dialogue was unintelligible to me, but I didn't even find that very important.
It makes absolutely no apologies for not following normal storytelling form nor for its ponderous pace (this is intentional to evoke the unending miles and the isolation of the journey), and I'm sure it's aware of how intolerable it will be to some of the audience but it doesn't care.
what a horrible horrible trainwreck of a wannabe movie. i just saw this and you owe me 2 hours of my life
yeah, lets make a movie with basically no dialogue, no point, and no ending, where all you see is vast landscapes.
but no, that has been done before, we must do something new!
LETS MAKE ITS IN 4 TO 3 ASPECT RATIO EVEN THOUGH ITS 2011
seriously, the director responsible for this garbage should never be allowed to make another movie. unexcusable...
I guess we've located the audience that it's intolerable to.
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