I saw Django yesterday and I also watched I. Basterds again so i could compare. For me, the basterds are bit better, nothing beats the basement tavern scene and the story progression and the overall mood were more stable. Also the the ending parts of Django were ridiculous. I know this was intentional, but to me it felt like the ending of Brazil without the shocking part at the very end.
Pretty cool movie. It's about a world where pro gaming is given the respect it deserves as big as regular sports. :p The budget is indie and it made me laugh quite a few times. The story could have been better but it was fine. Glad I saw it.
Despite being about professional baseball, this movie was pretty good. Interesting story, well done, and avoids a lot of cliches that plague many sports movies. This is why I like having a salary cap in the NHL.
Zodiac (2007) - 8.8/10
Excellently done movie about an obsession consuming your whole life. The Zodiac killer part itself isn't as compelling as it could be, but given that it's based on the real case itself, there's not so much that can be done about that, and the fact that the Zodiac killer sort of disappears and almost everybody stops becoming interested in the case really contrasts with Robert's obsession. Some really great shots in this as well.
A pretty mediocre thriller. It has a few technically impressive shots (most of which were clearly inspired by Hitchcock), but as far as the story and characters go, not a whole lot to offer.
On January 23 2013 19:20 GolemMadness wrote: The Panic Room (2002) - 6.5/10
A pretty mediocre thriller. It has a few technically impressive shots (most of which were clearly inspired by Hitchcock), but as far as the story and characters go, not a whole lot to offer.
cleary inspired by hitchcock? how so? because its a thriller? this movie is more suspenseful and better directed than any of hitchcocks movies + Show Spoiler +
sorry for the shitty quality - the blu ray is incredible.
On January 23 2013 19:20 GolemMadness wrote: The Panic Room (2002) - 6.5/10
A pretty mediocre thriller. It has a few technically impressive shots (most of which were clearly inspired by Hitchcock), but as far as the story and characters go, not a whole lot to offer.
cleary inspired by hitchcock? how so? because its a thriller? this movie is more suspenseful and better directed than any of hitchcocks movies + Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zyvM3LusrA
sorry for the shitty quality - the blu ray is incredible.
I said that some of the shots clearly were, not that the movie is.
Possibly one of the best movies I have seen in years. If you love Samuel L. Jackson then you will unfortunately go away from this film with a secret hatred towards him - he is that good as Steven.
On January 23 2013 19:20 GolemMadness wrote: The Panic Room (2002) - 6.5/10
A pretty mediocre thriller. It has a few technically impressive shots (most of which were clearly inspired by Hitchcock), but as far as the story and characters go, not a whole lot to offer.
cleary inspired by hitchcock? how so? because its a thriller? this movie is more suspenseful and better directed than any of hitchcocks movies + Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zyvM3LusrA
sorry for the shitty quality - the blu ray is incredible.
We're talking about the same Hitchcock ??
The Barefoot Contessa (Joseph L. Mankiewicz) The story of Maria Vargas (Ava Gardner), a poor Spanish dancer who is discovered by a ruthless banker who wants to dabble in movies. She becomes friend with her director (Humphrey Bogart), but refuses to abide by Hollywood's rules... On the surface there are a lot of similarities with All about Eve, both in the theme (Hollywood here instead of Broadway) and the flashback construction, even though here it is much more complex and interesting. But everything else opposes the two movies as no character here is completely negative, and Mankiewicz attaches a lot of very important and serious interrogations to his apparently simple Cindarella story. No need to say that every actor here is simply stunning and that the directing is understated but perfect. Mankiewicz is a hero, despite not defending at all my vision of cinema. 9/10, still waiting to see one oh his movie I'd rate below that.
Coup de torchon (Bertrand Tavernier) An adaptation of James Thompson's Pop. 1280 but in a French colony instead of West Texas. Lucien (Philippe Noiret) is a weak cop in this little town of French Africa, during the 1930s. He does whatever people wants him too and is mocked by everybody. But suddenly he starts to take revenge and murders his ennemies. This extremely dark comedy is one of the funniest movie I've seen recently. Some jokes are simply hilarious, sometimes alas untranslatable ("Tu m'ombrages Lucien -Qu'est-ce que ça veut dire ? -Rapport à ton métier, tu mets les gens à l'ombre"), sometimes entirely based on the absurdity of the situation, always mocking the stupidity and pretention of the white colonists. The racism is mocked in almost offensive ways (there's a dialogue that concludes "well, a nigger and a cow, it's the same thing"), and there isn't a character that isn't extremely negative, except maybe the school teacher, as Lucien's revolt only drives him into bloody madness. At the summit of a pyramid of stunning actors who all have become famous since stands Noiret, capable of delivering the most impossible excuses not to be accused of the murders while still being believable. Beautiful shots of Africa. 9/10
The most recent Syfy channel original movie. It actually delivers something slightly (key word: slightly) better than the usual--in a change from most of their movies, it has some actually cool (and crazy) gore effects and only one shot I thought that qualified for their perennial worst cgi ever (although throughout the cgi is not good by any measure). It's a passable trash horror movie though, carried mostly by Danica McKellar's cleavage (Winnie Cooper from the Wonder Years!), and Apolo Ohno the speed skater makes a funny appearance.
Through a Glass Darkly
This is a brilliant, disturbing psychological drama by Ingmar Bergman about a woman who has recently had a mental breakdown and her small family (father, husband and brother). There's only one thing I've come to not really love about Bergman, which is sometimes the characters are just too grave and self-serious in always conversing (usually talking at the camera) in broad proclamations about the nature of the world or god or something. I mean, as a way of conveying their inner thoughts on film it's an interesting choice, it's just sometimes it's done in an over the top grave way. The characters in the movie are amazingly done though, each one battling with their own things and contributing in their own way to the general malaise. Sex is constantly lurking in a way that is quite brilliantly icky.
Corum, I mean this in the most polite way possible, but how can you describe The Barefoot Contessa without mentioning the character of Oscar Muldoon? As far as I'm concerned, both Bogart and Gardner's performances pale in comparison to Edmond O'Brien's shady publicist character; he even won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. 'Tis an enjoyable movie to be sure, but I think Gardner and Bogart are far better in other films, and O'Brien steals the show imo.
Silver Linings is about Pat (Bradley Cooper), who comes out of a mental institution. After he came out he wants to get his old wife back really badly. Unfortunately, he has a restriction order, so he may not go near her. Then he mets Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence) and with the help of her he tries to get back in touch with his old wife. I don't know if i could write more without spoilering, so I better don't. The movie is really touching but I don't really know how to explain why. While I usually don't like movies with love stories that much, I think that this movie is kind of different because it includes some humour I personally like and also the characters aren't the usual love story ones, you would expect.
Silver Linings is about Pat (Bradley Cooper), who comes out of a mental institution. After he comes out he wants to get his old wife back really badly. Unfortunately, he has a restriction order, so he may not go near her. Then he mets Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence) and with the help of her he tries to get back in touch with his old wife. I don't know if i could write more without spoilering, so I better don't. The movie is really touching but I don't really know how to explain why. While I usually don't like movies with love stories that much, I think that this movie is kind of different because it includes some humour I personally like and also the characters aren't the usual love story ones, you would expect.
I watched Gladiator for the first time recently... one of my favorites definitely
Before that I watched the three Daniel Craig Bond movies for the first time and they were alright... Quantum of Solace was pretty meh. I really liked CR but the end kind of dragged on and Skyfall was awesome overall. All in my opinion of course :D
On January 24 2013 05:22 farvacola wrote: Corum, I mean this in the most polite way possible, but how can you describe The Barefoot Contessa without mentioning the character of Oscar Muldoon? As far as I'm concerned, both Bogart and Gardner's performances pale in comparison to Edmond O'Brien's shady publicist character; he even won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. 'Tis an enjoyable movie to be sure, but I think Gardner and Bogart are far better in other films, and O'Brien steals the show imo.
I think all the actors are equally good, including O'Brien but I'm not convinced he is particularly amazing (I did know he got an Oscar for this), if I had to make my choice it would probably be the count I guess. The best thing about the movie probably is its scenario though, even if with lesser actor it certainly wouldn't work as well.
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