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On March 11 2013 16:27 Arceus wrote:
Jiro's dreams of sushi: worth-watching documentary for those who loves food, japan & ofc sushi in particular. Although I would prefer better directing, story-telling and characters' insight, theres not much to expect from a documentary
7.8/10
Argo: a somewhat boring first half turns into a breath-taking thriller. It's really good, but not Oscar-good
7.5/10
You really just gave one of the best documentaries I've seen in a long long lonngg time, a 7.8? I disappoint.
Jiro's dreams of sushi is a solid 8.5/10, and for the bias fans like me, I would even go as far as saying 9 It was so insightful, and the story-telling was magnificently done. You really understood each character by the end, maybe not the lower apprentices, but you could feel the hardship of Jiro's childhood, and how his life is so incredibly strict because of it. Directing was nothing short of great. For ANY documentary guru, a must see.
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Last Train Home
In China, you have to relocate to work. Ya, you may think we do the same, but 130 million of them do it, and once a year they all go back home to see their families, friends etc. This doc is super intense. It shows just how Chinese live their life, a typical Chinese. It isn't pretty, but I'm quite envious of their work ethic relative to Canada's. Want to know the definition of survival of the fittest? Watch this.
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Oceans eleven: awesome, lots of humor, smart plot, nice twists and good acting. Doesnt take itself too serious and clooney and pitt are just such a good combo.
Oceans twelve: Liked it a lot less than eleven, definitely rate it lower but still enjoyable.
Oceans thirteen: dont watch this. I dont regret seeing it but it was pretty bad and uninspired.
Cabin in the woods: HOLY SHIT GO WATCH THIS MOVIE NOWWW
Silver linings playbook: usually dont like romcoms or romantic dramas but this was pretty enjoyable, strong acting also. Reccomended.
Never back down: cliche but still awesome. Good fight scenes
Never back down 2: Dont watch this its utter garbage, the acting is laughable and fight scenes are meh
Ong bak: Awesome. good choreo
Ip man: Go watch this. Now! Best choreo ive seen in my life
Ip man 2: Not as good as the first but still enjoyable.
Fearless: pretty fucking good, really enjoyed the story and choreo, good fighting scenes
Hotel Rwanda: Wow, just wow. And thats a positive wow
X-men first class: mixed feelings about this. Huge xmen fan but this movie just didnt cut it. It was enjoyable yes and Michael Fassbender and James mcavoy are really good in this but it was a bit of a letdown, still fine entertainment though.
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On March 12 2013 20:47 KaiGreene wrote:
Oceans eleven: awesome, lots of humor, smart plot, nice twists and good acting. Doesnt take itself too serious and clooney and pitt are just such a good combo.
Oceans twelve: Liked it a lot less than eleven, definitely rate it lower but still enjoyable.
Oceans thirteen: dont watch this. I dont regret seeing it but it was pretty bad and uninspired.
Cabin in the woods: HOLY SHIT GO WATCH THIS MOVIE NOWWW
Silver linings playbook: usually dont like romcoms or romantic dramas but this was pretty enjoyable, strong acting also. Reccomended.
Never back down: cliche but still awesome. Good fight scenes
Never back down 2: Dont watch this its utter garbage, the acting is laughable and fight scenes are meh
Ong bak: Awesome. good choreo
Ip man: Go watch this. Now! Best choreo ive seen in my life
Ip man 2: Not as good as the first but still enjoyable.
Fearless: pretty fucking good, really enjoyed the story and choreo, good fighting scenes
Hotel Rwanda: Wow, just wow. And thats a positive wow
X-men first class: mixed feelings about this. Huge xmen fan but this movie just didnt cut it. It was enjoyable yes and Michael Fassbender and James mcavoy are really good in this but it was a bit of a letdown, still fine entertainment though.
If you liked Hotel Rwanda you should check out "Sometimes in April", i thought it was much better.
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Watch Life of Pi tonight, gotta say it's vastly overrated. Heres some of my thought:
- The CGI is indeed beautiful
- The first half (up until the disaster) is extremely boring and badly pace. I feel like walking out of this shit.
- I find the stars sequence, albeit beautiful, sorta redundant. I like to think it as a way of explaining how trauma/exhaustion affect Pi's mentality but it seems to be for CGI showing-off purpose
- The ending bugs me the most. It's like the director tries so hard to add more layer of meaning to the movie by raising the question that he forces it down my throat. It seems pushed and not very well-correlated with the whole big story before. So the first 1h50' tells you about belief, god, survival. The ending instead asks you about true or untrue, what you like to believe/what you like to see, you know, perception stuffs. I mean, what exactly does the director want to imply us viewers?
- I dont/wont read the book so dont start with all those adaption argument.
7.3/10
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On March 13 2013 00:43 Arceus wrote:
Watch Life of Pi tonight, gotta say it's vastly overrated. Heres some of my thought:
- The CGI is indeed beautiful
- The first half (up until the disaster) is extremely boring and badly pace. I feel like walking out of this shit.
- I find the stars sequence, albeit beautiful, sorta redundant. I like to think it as a way of explaining how trauma/exhaustion affect Pi's mentality but it seems to be for CGI showing-off purpose
- The ending bugs me the most. It's like the director tries so hard to add more layer of meaning to the movie by raising the question that he forces it down my throat. It seems pushed and not very well-correlated with the whole big story before. So the first 1h50' tells you about belief, god, survival. The ending instead asks you about true or untrue, what you like to believe/what you like to see, you know, perception stuffs. I mean, what exactly does the director want to imply us viewers?
- I dont/wont read the book so dont start with all those adaption argument.
7.3/10
Watched this in the cinema, I didn't enjoy it much for the very same reasons.
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I largely agree with the lukewarm Pi assessments, having for some bad reason seen it a second time recently. The framing device doesn't work at all and every old Pi scene falls flat. The early childhood scenes are so disorganized and poorly paced that it's better to pretend they didn't happen.
You endure that for a pay-off of some pretty nice CGI and the most stupidly new-agey, shallow theme this side of Cloud Atlas.
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For me one one the worst war inspired films i have seen in some time.
A mix of racism propaganda and random ignoring of realism makes this movie pretty bad.
1 hour wedding wich fails to get the massage along (still ok since nice pictures).
A 20 min fighting scene in the jungle wich just trys to hard to show cruel things in war (much too short).
No training no deployment no first impressions of war just a random szene followed by a even worst random scene of russian roulette as prisoners. Followed by impressions back in US wich were too drawn out and didnt get the point along as well.
And then back to vietnam were everyone goes crazy and plays you gessed it right russian roulette ^^
Deer Hunter
Anyway the most overrated movie i have seen in some time.
and to not look so negative:
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Lost Highway
A absolute amazing movie.
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But anyway the movie is a super awesome rollercoaster pretty surrealistic sometimes, making you confused to stunned, from time to time frightend and sad. For me its a pretty good horror movie a horror movie just confusing enough to never really be sure to get the point or whats going on. Its dragging you along from time to time and makes some strange transittions but im fine since they fit in it somehow.
A film in wich stile i hoped inception would be but wasnt (sadly).
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Taken 2 (2012) - 5.5/10
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When this movie was nearing its end, all I could think was, "Seriously? That's it?" Everything in this movie is accomplished with ridiculous ease. Get trapped in a car and surrounded by the enemy? No worries, just disappear and appear somewhere else with no explanation. Tied up and locked in some basement? It's ok, they just decided to do the worst job ever of tying you up and anyone could escape. I realise that it's an action movie and some disbelief needs to be suspended, but this was just stupid.
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) - 5.0/10
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A main character with no personality played by a terrible actress who can't show any emotion, a big lead up to a fight that lasts like a minute and the bad guys just get completely trashed and clearly have no chance; a love triangle which you know how it'll end... I'm not one of those people who blindly hates on Twilight just because it's Twilight, but this is a pile of crap.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) - 5.0/10
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Nothing even happens for the first hour? Then the rest of the movie is a pro-life ad? What?
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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (parts 1 & 2)
Epic doesn't even begin to describe it. Watching Under the Red Hood and now this has made it perfectly clear that Nolan's vision of Batman is seriously flawed.
I want more stuff like that!
And check out the reviews:
part 1: RT 100% - 93%
part 2: RT TBA - 98%
IMDB: 7.9 and 8.2 respectively, but IMDB ratings are bullshit most of the time.
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On March 13 2013 09:09 Chilling5pr33 wrote:+ Show Spoiler +
For me one one the worst war inspired films i have seen in some time.
A mix of racism propaganda and random ignoring of realism makes this movie pretty bad.
1 hour wedding wich fails to get the massage along (still ok since nice pictures).
A 20 min fighting scene in the jungle wich just trys to hard to show cruel things in war (much too short).
No training no deployment no first impressions of war just a random szene followed by a even worst random scene of russian roulette as prisoners. Followed by impressions back in US wich were too drawn out and didnt get the point along as well.
And then back to vietnam were everyone goes crazy and plays you gessed it right russian roulette ^^
Anyway the most overrated movie i have seen in some time.
I have defended Th Deer Hunter in a recent post here. I don't get how it is somehow racist, and you seem to have missed the whole point of the film. It is, on the contrary, the best war movie I know of, together with The Thin Red Line.
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On March 13 2013 18:11 corumjhaelen wrote:Show nested quote +On March 13 2013 09:09 Chilling5pr33 wrote:+ Show Spoiler +
For me one one the worst war inspired films i have seen in some time.
A mix of racism propaganda and random ignoring of realism makes this movie pretty bad.
1 hour wedding wich fails to get the massage along (still ok since nice pictures).
A 20 min fighting scene in the jungle wich just trys to hard to show cruel things in war (much too short).
No training no deployment no first impressions of war just a random szene followed by a even worst random scene of russian roulette as prisoners. Followed by impressions back in US wich were too drawn out and didnt get the point along as well.
And then back to vietnam were everyone goes crazy and plays you gessed it right russian roulette ^^
Anyway the most overrated movie i have seen in some time. I have defended Th Deer Hunter in a recent post here. I don't get how it is somehow racist, and you seem to have missed the whole point of the film. It is, on the contrary, the best war movie I know of, together with The Thin Red Line.
For the people who like war movies, y might not have seen these:
Come and see:
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I think this movie is probably one of the most realistic war movies I have seen, mainly because it is told from the perspective of a child from a small village instead of a trained soldier.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091251/
Stalingrad:
Brutal movie, but quite good:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108211/?ref_=sr_1
I like these types of war movies more than most, because they don't romanticize the violence or heroism. They are a bit heavy to watch though  .
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Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
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This is a great horror parody. Hilarious and human and for those reasons I prefer it greatly over Cabin in the Woods.
Winter Light
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Working through this Bergman trilogy themed around loss of faith and the silence of God. This film isn't as good as Through a Glass Darkly though, it's very dry and not as engaging and too slow and cold (these are probably thematically warranted, but I still didn't get the feeling of brutal but sunny clarity of a winter day that it sort of suggests), even though it's still positing interesting things and has some striking moments. The image of God as a spider does continue (particularly in spirit), which I'm grabbing as the central image to this trilogy. I think the only way I would find it riveting is if I had a personal connection to religion, which I don't. I'll have to see the third one to sum it up as a whole, especially cause this really did feel like the middle entry of a trilogy.
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Oz. Was a good movie. Fun.
I recommend you see it in 3D. Some scenes are not made for 2D viewing.
Plot is very predictable and writing is corny. Acting is good but not superb. What you'd expect from a big name comedy.
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China Heavyweight - From the same group who made Last Train Home. Follows young kids who have a talent for boxing and shows what goes on in the specialized schools they have. Really interesting. Also was neat to see just how revered and respected western boxers are there, like Ali.
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Posting a bunch I'd written on my add-to-flickchart list that's I've been procrastinating over for a while just because
Populaire - Really funny, and it's about APM, literally, so if you're on this forum you could prolly consider watching it
R U there - Dutch film about a pro gamer. Actually kinda good
Holes - Standard disney kids film, kiett loves the book though
Cloud Atlas - Visual spectacle and worth watching just for the sake of that imo.
7 Psychopaths - Funny shit, great cast.
St Elmos fire - Not as good as the Breakfast Club
Anna Karenina - Great visuals but as far as storytelling goes I wonder how the book of it came to be as acclaimed as it is. Not having read it I reckon the movie makes a shitty job of it as it didn't impress much.
Paranormal Activity 4 - I am not buying a kinect ever. it is the devil.
The Sessions - It's like some Americans watched Intouchables and went "Hey, we can do that too". It's a decent film but how it got Oscar nominated beats me.
Dogville - Good stuff, interesting watch
The life of pi - Awesome visuals, interesting story
Wreck it ralph - Predictable kidflick but still fun to see the gaming references :D
Scabbard samurai - Not as good as Symbol (same director) but OK ish if you're into Japanese humor.
Premium rush - Being Dutch, I'm not easily impressed by a guy riding a bike
Magnolia - Awesome acting and directing
The master - Same^
Boogie Nights - Same^ Seems to be a theme of Anderson. Great actors and filming, but I'm not super blown-away by the story or whatever
Shaun of the dead - I dunno, other people seem to like this way more than I did
Blue lagoon - SUDDENLY BABY
Dead man's shoes - Films like these keep popping up like mushrooms in a damp place. This is one of the least of them
De marathon - Only funny if you're Dutch
Argo - Most suspenseful film I've seen in ages.
Skyfall - Bleh
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Hot Fuzz 8/10
Pretty fun. A lot better than Shaun of the Dead.
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On March 15 2013 05:55 obesechicken13 wrote:Oz. Was a good movie. Fun. I recommend you see it in 3D. Some scenes are not made for 2D viewing. Plot is very predictable and writing is corny. Acting is good but not superb. What you'd expect from a big name comedy.
I agree with your explanation but I found the writing and the plot points to be just a little annoying with how corny and lazy they seemed. I dont even think it was that funny. I thought it was just ok, maybe a 6/10. Maybe younger audiences would have enjoyed it more....
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On March 15 2013 06:05 Enki wrote:China Heavyweight - From the same group who made Last Train Home. Follows young kids who have a talent for boxing and shows what goes on in the specialized schools they have. Really interesting. Also was neat to see just how revered and respected western boxers are there, like Ali.
America is (or was, might be fading now) the boxing capital of the world. You will see the same reverence in almost anything boxing related.
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On March 13 2013 17:57 Manit0u wrote:Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (parts 1 & 2) Epic doesn't even begin to describe it. Watching Under the Red Hood and now this has made it perfectly clear that Nolan's vision of Batman is seriously flawed. I want more stuff like that! And check out the reviews: part 1: RT 100% - 93% part 2: RT TBA - 98% IMDB: 7.9 and 8.2 respectively, but IMDB ratings are bullshit most of the time.
Kind sir, you never fail to deliver. They are awesome
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Yasujiro Ozu's first sound film The Only Son (1936)
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It had been way too long since I saw an Ozu film. They are just as amazing as I remembered. The story of a single mother who works in a factory in a rural area of Japan and spends a great deal of her money to send her only son to a school in Tokyo. When he is grown up, married and has a young son she visits him to find out he quit a government job thinking he could find better work, but is now stuck in a low paying and unsatisfying teaching position. Like all his films the emotions are understated and poignant. His shots always hold onto the characters long enough to get the maximum emotional impact. His framing is especially beautiful in this one as well. No one makes better family dramas than Ozu and this is definitely one of his better ones.
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