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DeNikSSB
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The_Red_Viper
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seom
South Africa491 Posts
On October 18 2017 22:36 DeNikSSB wrote: I saw Your Name recently, and I'm thinking of watching Spirited Away...should I? Yes. | ||
Nyovne
Netherlands19137 Posts
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seom
South Africa491 Posts
Burn After Reading (2008): I find this to be a hard movie to dislike. it's just that, aside from the increasingly flustered Malkovich, it wasn't particularly memorable for me. Burn After Reading, along with Intolerable Cruelty come off like "Coen quirk" on auto-pilot, but that isn't really a bad thing if you like them a lot. In Bruges (2008): I thought it was quite derivative of both Pulp Fiction and Sexy Beast and in no way transcended either one. too much macho juvenilia for my tastes as well. McDonagh is only really good in small doses, when he is allowed to go on for very long at all the whole thing gets painfully contrived IMO. Thirst 박쥐 (2009): Park has been a favorite director of mine and Thirst is on par with the rest of his post JSA work. I like how he never holds your hand or over-explains what is going on in his movies (which can make watching difficult because at times his films seem like they can go off in any direction all of a sudden). I also like how, despite all the blood and uncomfortable sound design, Park is really a big romantic softy, which can be a refreshing counter to the post-modern detachment feel you sometimes get from a Tarantino or Coen brothers film. Four Lions (2010): this wasn't bad, disappointedly uneven though. too often they went for the obvious joke at the easy target, which even when funny hurt the character development, which in turn hurt the serious points the film tried to make. | ||
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DeNikSSB
United States135 Posts
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seom
South Africa491 Posts
On October 19 2017 22:34 DeNikSSB wrote: Thanks for the confirmation guys, I'll make sure to try and find it online. I know it's different if you're watching with kids, but I beg people to watch these with subtitles and not dubbed if at all possible. the vocal rhythms are entirely different, and hearing recognizable American actors voicing obviously Japanese characters is constantly jarring, to me at least. my two cents... | ||
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Rial Hirau
Zimbabwe8 Posts
Top Secret 1984 Father of scary movie and other liken films. Recommend to all. Funniest shit i've ever seen. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0163563/ Bullet Ballet 1998 Get absolute delight from watching. Beautiful atmosphere of despair and cute main waifu do their job. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043014/ Sunset Blvd Love movies about psycho's protagonist is total idiot LOL | ||
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The_Red_Viper
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![[image loading]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5a/It_%282017%29_poster.jpg) IT A Stephen King adaptation is always a scary prospect, most of them simply suck. The new IT doesn't suck, it's just not really great either. I will say that the movie looks amazing, the cinematography is on point. The kid actors do a good job, some of them even an amazing one. But the pacing of the movie is way too fast, the horror scenes are more jumpscare than atmospheric and some changes to the novel are just perplexing. It's by no means a bad movie, but considerign how great the kid actors are and how good the movie looks it's still a disappointment because it actually could have been a classic. 6.5-7/10 | ||
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A3th3r
United States319 Posts
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The_Red_Viper
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![[image loading]](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMjE1OTY2MTM5MF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNzQ5Mjc5MQ@@._V1_UX182_CR0,0,182,268_AL_.jpg) Let the right one in This movie is about a 13 year old by who is a social outsider, he gets bullied in school and his parents are divorced. One day there are new neighbours. He meets a young girl, keeps talking to her and ultimately they bond. This is a coming of age movie with some horror elements, the atmosphere is great and both child actors did a good job. It looks pretty good for the most part and what i appreciated a lot is them being subtle with some character details/plot details. I heard the american version of it doesn't do that (didn't see that one though). 8-8.5/10 | ||
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9768 Posts
Absolutely brilliant movie. Its very Lynchy: dark, atmospheric, surreal and esoteric. The cinematography and sound design are absolutely top notch and the acting, although OTT, is also really good and helps give the movie its strange edge. I'll be watching it again soon I think. 9.5/10 | ||
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Velr
Switzerland10842 Posts
On November 16 2017 04:12 The_Red_Viper wrote: Let the right one in This movie is about a 13 year old by who is a social outsider, he gets bullied in school and his parents are divorced. One day there are new neighbours. He meets a young girl, keeps talking to her and ultimately they bond. This is a coming of age movie with some horror elements, the atmosphere is great and both child actors did a good job. It looks pretty good for the most part and what i appreciated a lot is them being subtle with some character details/plot details. I heard the american version of it doesn't do that (didn't see that one though). 8-8.5/10 The american version is still "ok", but it alters (main)characters and that hurts it badly when compared to the Swedish version which feels deeper. | ||
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ThomasjServo
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On November 15 2017 02:22 The_Red_Viper wrote: IT A Stephen King adaptation is always a scary prospect, most of them simply suck. The new IT doesn't suck, it's just not really great either. I will say that the movie looks amazing, the cinematography is on point. The kid actors do a good job, some of them even an amazing one. But the pacing of the movie is way too fast, the horror scenes are more jumpscare than atmospheric and some changes to the novel are just perplexing. It's by no means a bad movie, but considerign how great the kid actors are and how good the movie looks it's still a disappointment because it actually could have been a classic. 6.5-7/10 Did you re-watch or watch the original miniseries before seeing this new one? | ||
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The_Red_Viper
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On November 16 2017 08:33 Velr wrote: The american version is still "ok", but it alters (main)characters and that hurts it badly when compared to the Swedish version which feels deeper. Yeah i won't watch it in the near future but i have read that it's a bit too on the nose and the atmosphere isn't really the same (which is probably the best part of the movie) On November 16 2017 22:45 ThomasjServo wrote: Did you re-watch or watch the original miniseries before seeing this new one? No i actually did not, i read the book though. I think the new IT is frustrating because i see excellence in some parts and then other things are terribly rushed/mediocre. All the first encounters with Pennywise (exept the first one with George) are way too fast paced, no atmosphere at all :/ | ||
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B.I.G.
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Uldridge
Belgium5032 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + Henry became unhinged way too quickly, Pennywise was too quick to jump to action in the scenes, some book scenes were done really badly, story was kind of rushed. That said, I liked the transformation to his dead lights form when he used it, the blood gushing bathroom scene was excellent. I feel like this movie could've done even without any "jumpscares" and if it focused purely on tension, which is King's trademark (accelerating pacing and change between characters until convergence), it could have indeed been one of the best horror movies. Pennywise was played well enough, he was more a device of the film's character, so I guess he could've adapted, the children has great cohesion, at times it felt a bit forced (the romantic drama was done a bit bad and didn't like the swimming scene too much (unnecessary mostly, could've been replaced with something better). Mike's arc could've been better, his fear had some potential, but the most horrifying scene in the book was by far the one in the water tower and it was missed potential, I actually just got chills thinking about it lol. | ||
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ThomasjServo
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On November 17 2017 00:36 The_Red_Viper wrote: Yeah i won't watch it in the near future but i have read that it's a bit too on the nose and the atmosphere isn't really the same (which is probably the best part of the movie) No i actually did not, i read the book though. I think the new IT is frustrating because i see excellence in some parts and then other things are terribly rushed/mediocre. All the first encounters with Pennywise (exept the first one with George) are way too fast paced, no atmosphere at all :/ I need to read the book, I rented the miniseries on Youtube before going to see it and I found this version to be better in most respects. I like Tim Curry, obviously he did a great job at the Pennywise role but I think you may find it interesting to compare all three versions. I totally see what you mean. I saw 2017 in theatres and felt the music and bass was distractingly intense and thumping which came across as jump scary | ||
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The_Red_Viper
19533 Posts
On November 17 2017 10:17 B.I.G. wrote: I don't get the hype about let the right one in. I thought it was just weird and cringy mostly. Perhaps I was too young when I watched it although the movie isn't that old.. It definitely was weird, but that is exactly what the atmosphere/direction wants to accomplish. It's not a normal scenario the characters have to deal with (outside the social problems). Not sure where you got the cringy vibe from tbh, remember the main character is a 13 year old boy who isn't your typical guy either (fascinated by murders, etc) On November 17 2017 22:13 ThomasjServo wrote: I need to read the book, I rented the miniseries on Youtube before going to see it and I found this version to be better in most respects. I like Tim Curry, obviously he did a great job at the Pennywise role but I think you may find it interesting to compare all three versions. I totally see what you mean. I saw 2017 in theatres and felt the music and bass was distractingly intense and thumping which came across as jump scary Yeah i might watch it at some point to compare. You should definitely read the book, it has its own faults (it's too long tbh and there is a very unusual scene with the kids which doesn't add anything meaningful) but it's a good read for sure. It might actually have been the music now that you say it, it just felt too fast/not atmospheric enough in the horror scenes to me. I still think it's a good movie overall (or rather a movie worth the watch if one is interested in the genre), but it could have been more. I wonder what Cary Fukunaga would have done with it  | ||
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