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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9842 Posts
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CV-Mackh
France102 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Angels-Share-Poster.jpg) Really good movie by Ken Loach, probably his best in my opinion ! A group of young offenders (including main character new dad Robbie) visit a distillery with their probation worker which inspires them an original way to escape their troubled lifes in the outskirts of Glasgow. The humor is omnipresent and very pleasant (the whole theater was laughing their asses off every 2-3 minutes) plus the plot is refreshing and a bit unsuspected when you first read the summary . The characters are great and the actors give them the deepness they need. As a wisky lover I might not be fair but i'd give it a strong 8.5/10 To watch with subtitles if you are not familiar with Scottish slang and accent IMDb : Narrowly avoiding jail, new dad Robbie vows to turn over a new leaf. A visit to a whisky distillery inspires him and his mates to seek a way out of their hopeless lives. 7.1/10 And one of my old time favorite that I rewatched with my gf the other day: Good bye Lenine : trailer I am not entirely sure a english version exists but it's worth watching. Great movie, funny and very touching and human, plus the music is from Tiersen 9/10 from me IMDb: In 1990, to protect his fragile mother from a fatal shock after a long coma, a young man must keep her from learning that her beloved nation of East Germany as she knew it has disappeared. 7.7/10 | ||
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biology]major
United States2253 Posts
On October 29 2012 01:44 corumjhaelen wrote: Because Fight Club is clearly closer to a Tarantino movie than to Tarkovski... If you think the "philosophy" behind it is serious, it's a completely dumb movie. I personnally dislike the movie, I understand how you can think it's well-shot/funny etc... Anyway, one of those films overrated by the internet generation, not as badly as LoTR, Shawshank, or Nolan's I guess, because Fincher knows how to shot a scene at least. the hell are you talking about? Fight club is the shit. If you think Shawshank or Nolan movies are over rated then you are tryin too hard to be hipster my friend | ||
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Durp
Canada3117 Posts
On October 29 2012 08:59 biology]major wrote: the hell are you talking about? Fight club is the shit. If you think Shawshank or Nolan movies are over rated then you are tryin too hard to be hipster my friend These were my thoughts exactly. I believe some Nolan movies have been hyped a bit beyond their quality in my mind, but Shawshank and Fight Club were great movies. Fight Club in particular was well shot and had excellent acting. | ||
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ZapRoffo
United States5544 Posts
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Ronski
Finland266 Posts
8/10 A good movie with interesting charecters. I cannot really review the movie with the depth it deserves but personally I found it touching and would recommend others to check it out aswell. | ||
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CV-Mackh
France102 Posts
On October 29 2012 09:12 Ronski wrote: 8/10 A good movie with interesting charecters. I cannot really review the movie with the depth it deserves but personally I found it touching and would recommend others to check it out aswell. Wow just saw the trailer, i'll check this one out, thx ! | ||
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Lylat
France8575 Posts
On October 28 2012 15:41 GolemMadness wrote: + Show Spoiler + [REC]3 Genesis (2012) - 1.0/10 ![[image loading]](http://smhttp.14409.nexcesscdn.net/806D5E/wordpress-L/images/Rec-3-Genesis-e1347013236934.jpeg) (mild spoilers maybe?) Everything about this movie sucks. 1) These movies are called Rec because they're found footage type deals. This movie starts off like that, until the zombies show up and the husband decides that he hates the combination of cameras and zombies, and just destroys both people's cameras. This scene makes no sense, and now suddenly it's not a found footage movie anymore? Then why the fuck start off like that? 2) The first two movies had a great, claustrophobic location. There was a lot of suspense in the long hallways or cramped rooms, and there were numerous times when you could see the zombies come attacking from a distance. This movie is just a bunch of shitty cliches. Is a character near a window or curtain or something? A zombie is GUARANTEED to come jumping through it at some point. Does a character have a weapon? Probably going to throw it away at the soonest possible opportunity. Hey, I think I heard something up there. You wait here in this place where there are zombies everywhere while I go check that out for no reason. 3) They're in the kitchen and there's a grate on the floor that they can escape through. All they need to do is take off some screws. One of the dudes has a swiss army knife that he's using. For no apparent reason, some other comes over and knocks it down through the grate. There are still screws on the grate. Oh well, let's just give up on that solution. Nothing else could possibly take off those screws. Not like you're in a fucking kitchen so you can use a knife, or one of your keys, or FUCKING ANYTHING. 4) The bride's in some kind of underground tunnel. There's nothing there. Except for a random ass tree stump with a chainsaw stuck in it? What the fuck is this shit? Then she just decides to cut off part of her wedding dress for no reason? Then some zombies come at her from a distance so she just runs at them without starting the chainsaw and then suddenly knows karate and knocks them all out? WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS? 5) The two main characters are one dimensional pieces of shit. There's absolutely nothing interesting about them in any way, and they're constantly acting retarded. 6) The ending. 7) There's no point to this movie. It has none of the characters from the previous movies, it adds nothing to the mythology of the series and there's no mention of anything from the previous movies. It's not even clear if this is a sequel or a prequel. Fuck this movie. OMG thank you, I agree on every single point you made, I watched this movie recently and it's one of the biggest piece of sh*t I ever watched... The first movie especially was GREAT. This one has nothing in common with the previous two, why is this called REC ? At one point when the dudes put the armor I actually thought it was some kind of parody... Damn. | ||
ToKoreaWithLove
Norway10161 Posts
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada17486 Posts
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.AK
United States561 Posts
On October 29 2012 10:26 ToKoreaWithLove wrote: I saw Moonrise Kingdom and absolutely loved it. For anyone who likes different movies I say go watch. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1748122/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP0QJ_Ba1Bs God I was so pissed when I found out this wasn't coming to my town. The one movie I am actually excited to go see isn't in theaters. QQ | ||
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ZapRoffo
United States5544 Posts
On October 29 2012 08:59 biology]major wrote: the hell are you talking about? Fight club is the shit. If you think Shawshank or Nolan movies are over rated then you are tryin too hard to be hipster my friend It's not about being hipster or trying to be anything. It's just about having perspective. I mean, I think Fight Club is pretty great for what it manages to do within the modern big movie system, I think it's legitimately challenging (both in terms of questioning social norms and that none of the answers to its questions are readily apparent), trendsetting, perfectly stylized for its theme, a great experience and very well made. I love it myself. But it's still within that framework and it gets tiresome that the vast majority of people who proclaim it one of the greatest things they've ever seen basically only watch movies following modern studio rules (or that + some modern indie), so there's this huge range of other film movements and different movie experiences they haven't checked out or tried to understand really at all. Fight Club is not that deep when you look with a wide perspective, taking into account all the revolutionary film movements that let the rules really be broken a lot more fundamentally and had movies that can say so astonishingly much, often even with just images. | ||
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TheRabidDeer
United States3806 Posts
On October 29 2012 05:24 corumjhaelen wrote: If you're talking to me, I guess you can read my blog to have an idea^^ Though my opinion have a bit evolved since then (3 movies a week will do that), and my opinions are not highly original. Edit : did not see there was someone who liked Rear Window better than Vertigo -_- Makes me sad, I think Vertigo is BY FAR the best Hitchckock movie... There's a reason why it's often mentionned among the best movies of all time. So you like generally old drama movies that tend to be a bit dry (Ingmar Bergman). You seem to be the kind of person that admires a film class and takes great joy in tearing apart every piece of a movie, from cinematography to editing to acting to... whatever else. Primarily cinematography though. You look at movies as a form of art more than entertainment (who knows, maybe that is what you find entertaining about it). This is all well and good, but keep in mind many watch a movie for entertainment, not art. A great story being told with decent cinematography is better to us than a decent story with great cinematography. This is why Nolan's movies are so good for us. He isnt the pinnacle of movie-making, he is a fantastic storyteller though. | ||
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VitaToss
United States14 Posts
Firstly, Life is Beautiful. Great movie. In Italian, it's about a man his love and his son. I'd recommend you all watch it. It's a bit sad, but worth it. Secondly, OldBoy. Korean movie, pretty great. It's got a lot of ass beating if that's what your into. It also has a pretty good storyline and general awesomeness. I'd recommend it as well. I'll elaborate more when I get home or when I get access to another school computer. Seriously, watch them, guys. | ||
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corumjhaelen
France6884 Posts
On October 29 2012 16:06 TheRabidDeer wrote: So you like generally old drama movies that tend to be a bit dry (Ingmar Bergman). You seem to be the kind of person that admires a film class and takes great joy in tearing apart every piece of a movie, from cinematography to editing to acting to... whatever else. Primarily cinematography though. You look at movies as a form of art more than entertainment (who knows, maybe that is what you find entertaining about it). This is all well and good, but keep in mind many watch a movie for entertainment, not art. A great story being told with decent cinematography is better to us than a decent story with great cinematography. This is why Nolan's movies are so good for us. He isnt the pinnacle of movie-making, he is a fantastic storyteller though. First of all, I'd like to thank you for trying to understand my point of view instead of calling me a troll or a hipster like too many people before. You are right that I view cinema an art form, but partially only. I don't have the same expectation when I watch Persona and when I go see a blockbuster. For instance, I think I gave the most positive review of the last James Bond on TL, which you'll surely admit is pure entertainment. Nevertheless, I tend to view blockbusters differently than people on TL, and I believe it is because I have more perspective. And contrary to what some may think, I think I enjoy entertainment movies at least as much as the average person. As for your point about Nolan, it's moot. I'd like to know which of Nolan's movie has a non idiotic scenario. plus calling someone who can only make a plot evolve through tons of boring dialogue a good storyteller is pretty funny. The difference between TDK and TDKR, wether you like it or not, is cinematographic : in the first one, Nolan finds a good rythm and has better visual ideas, while the second one completely lacks rythm, which explains while people noticed the plot holes in TDKR and not in TDK. Now the question is why is Nolan successful ? In my opinion it is because he knows how to speak the language of the geek culture, which has become mainstream 10 years ago. He flatters them with falsely intelligent scenarios that are just stupid twists fests that he needs to explain at lengths. He flatters them with references, which is the center to geek culture and humour. His themes themselves are obviously extremely well-received with the geek community, and as it is the dominant culture at the moment it ensures him success. I do question what people will think of his movies in 20 years compared to the blockbusters of the 80s, which have many gems (Indiana Jones 1, Die Hard 1, Terminator 2...). I believe not much will be left of it, apart from the nostalgia of a few fans remained teenager at 40. That being said, I'm obviously schematic. Nolan's movies are not anywhere bad (well, Batman Begins is quite terrible), and I think The Prestige has many qualities, as the theme fits very well Nolan's qualities. Memento's first scene is really a gem. I completely understand people who give Fight Club a 6, a 7 or an 8, but the movie really shines through its cinematography, not its depth or the meaning of its scenario (unless you're 14 and you're suddenly discovering the bad sides of modern society...). I'll never understand for Shawshank though, probably a collective hallucination or the utter inability to think a bit critically during a movie. And god knows I can like beautiful stories, but I'd rather watch It's a Wonderful Life or A Man Escaped or I don't know, Titanic rather than this boring academic "thing" directed by someone who has obviously no undesrtanding of what cinema is about, which he proves numerous time by the use of voice over to repeat things that are completely obvious, especially as Morgan Freeman is a sufficiently competent actor to bring forth emotion only with his facial expression. As I end this rant, I'd like to express once more my gratefulness for your understanding, and plead you to excuse my horrible English. Edit: I should rant against RoTK one of these days, I'm getting tired of Nolan... | ||
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kochanfe
Micronesia1338 Posts
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kochanfe
Micronesia1338 Posts
On October 29 2012 10:38 JimmyJRaynor wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbusDxLekPQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Khf8hw14Mwg greatest band in the history of rock and roll Thoroughly agreed! | ||
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ragnasaur
United States804 Posts
I saw Ringu but i'd heard so much about it that it wasn't that scary Ju-On "The Grudge" was pretty good and had an interesting story. Rec. was entertaining and scary with that 1st person, real-time, found-documentation style like in Blair Witch Anybody know of any other actually scary movies? Happy Halloween ";;" | ||
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SwizzY
United States1549 Posts
On October 29 2012 05:24 corumjhaelen wrote: If you're talking to me, I guess you can read my blog to have an idea^^ Though my opinion have a bit evolved since then (3 movies a week will do that), and my opinions are not highly original. Edit : did not see there was someone who liked Rear Window better than Vertigo -_- Makes me sad, I think Vertigo is BY FAR the best Hitchckock movie... There's a reason why it's often mentionned among the best movies of all time. And why is that? I don't actually have alot of experience with Hitchcock other than the two, so I don't know if that matters or not. Just wondering from your perspective. | ||
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corumjhaelen
France6884 Posts
On October 30 2012 03:18 SwizzY wrote: And why is that? I don't actually have alot of experience with Hitchcock other than the two, so I don't know if that matters or not. Just wondering from your perspective. Well, I saw it at least 8 years ago so i 'dont know if my answer will be very satisfying, but here is my try. What I remember the most from Vertigo is the prologue, the two scenes in the stairs of the church and many many images from the first part. For the prologue and the scenes in the stairs, what's amazing is James Stewart performance and Hitchock incredible visual idea : those zoom in and out with the superposition. I think it still work very well with a modern audience and it was a simply marvelous idea. Plus the cut is in my opinion extremely good, the scenes are really stressing The first part of the movie is the greatest in my opinion. I remember really feeling like all that was a dream, and wondering often if the film was a detective story or if it was a fantastic movie. Everything is perfect, the acting, the music, and the visuals. I still remember vividly images of the scene in front of the painting, the scene in the park and near the Golden Gate. Notice how this idea of resurection subtly prepares for the idea + Show Spoiler + that there are in fact two womens Overall, I'd say that what sets it apart from other Hitchocok movies is that it is a little more than a detective story and that it conveys admirably that eerie feeling, that mysterious beauty. That being said, there are other Hitchocks worth seeing, he was a really great director who had many amazing ideas. And I think the movie can be a little off-putting if you expect a classique thrill, as it is in fact different, slower, maybe because the detective story is not the main focus. You might want to try it again in a few months/years, it's perfectly normal not to get it the first time. Edit: that's quite a bit longer than what I expected, I hope my review makes sense somehow. | ||
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