I REALLY enjoyed the motorcycle/cop car chase scene. As it was happening I thought "Oh cool, a chase from the perspective of the pursuer instead of the guy running. And then I realized that it was done so for the purpose of the transition of the story after Luke gets caught, which I was not expecting at all.
Batman: Under The Red Hood - Pretty much a direct reincarnation of the comic book (which was also good). Not much to say about it. It's worth a watch if you are a batman fan.
The Thieves - Bunch of burglars get together and scheme to steal a highly valuable diamond from a guarded casino fault. Was alright. Characters were a bit flat and it was longer than it should have been imo.
Le Havre by Aki Kaurismäki, saw this yesterday. Movie from 2011, looks and feels like a movie from the 90s or 80s, reminded me of the other Kaurismäki movie I had seen, cant remember the name. Was pretty cute, funny, pace was kind of slow but that's part of the charme, and the main character is an old man anyways :p
Upstream Color A beautiful film and unlike most things I have seen. It wasn't obvious, what was going on, so you really had to think for yourself, which is very rewarding when you pieced everything together. Well, almost everything, anyways. It's a better film than Primer, Shane Carruth's first movie, and I expect great things from this man in the future. 8/10
I watched the 5 1/2 hour full miniseries version of this over a few days. It's fascinating and absorbing, most especially in its look at the underside of 70's and 80's politics. Especially in light of what's become the view of terrorism in the present day world. It doesn't get too deep into characterizations, especially of associates of Carlos, but it does tell a compelling narrative of a person as well, and the disconnect between what his eyes see and the eyes of others and the world.
On May 13 2013 04:05 Brainsurgeon wrote: Upstream Color + Show Spoiler +
A beautiful film and unlike most things I have seen. It wasn't obvious, what was going on, so you really had to think for yourself, which is very rewarding when you pieced everything together. Well, almost everything, anyways. It's a better film than Primer, Shane Carruth's first movie, and I expect great things from this man in the future. 8/10
I strongly disagree. Camera work and story telling of the two main characters was good, but that accounts for ~45% of the film. Rest is bad. + Show Spoiler +
there's nothing to piece together either, like half the film is shots about pigs. Yes the pigs are there to tell the story of the people who get robbed, but this little piggie in the river seeping into flower roots making them blue or whatever is not a story. Its artsy fartsy dribble.
Orson Welles' rare Shakespeare adaptation Chimes at Midnight (1965)
Stretching over a few Shakespeare plays it chronicles the relationship between The Prince of Wales and Falstaff as played by Orson Welles. Orson Welles is the greatest American filmmaker. Even his little unknown movies are special. Of course his acting is the best there is, but his use of space in this film in particular is out of this world. Extremely close shots to long deep focus shots to swirling tracking shots. It has everything and each scene is framed perfectly to the action between the characters. If only he had enough money to get the sound right. That's the one thing that keeps me from declaring this my favorite film of his. It's so bad at some points you cannot understand what is being said which is a real shame since the visuals are in my opinion better than Citizen Kane.
Just saw Iron Man 3. Pretty funny. A lot of over the top action, if you're in to that kind of stuff. Best approached as a comedy, with some cgi spectacles on the side.
Overall, pretty good for a super hero movie. I wish more super hero movies would take themselves less seriously, or at least, do serious right. I thought The Dark Knight Rises was a good example of a super hero movie that did serious poorly.
On May 14 2013 12:58 Chytilova wrote: Orson Welles is the greatest American filmmaker.
Nah. Such a hard title to give though. I'd go for Mankiewicz personnally.
On May 14 2013 17:36 YoucriedWolf wrote: Woa just saw "Persona" by Ingmar Bergman. Mindblowingly good, one of the best films I've ever seen.
YES ! My second favorite movie Watch Cries and Whispers, Summer with Monika, The Virgin Spring, Wild Strawberries and Scenes from a Marriage, Fanny and Alexander, if you haven't one of these.
Saw Hannah Arendt a few days ago, not bad but I think the subject wasn't really good for a movie. Read Eichmann in Jerusalem instead...
On May 14 2013 17:36 YoucriedWolf wrote: Woa just saw "Persona" by Ingmar Bergman. Mindblowingly good, one of the best films I've ever seen.
YES ! My second favorite movie Watch Cries and Whispers, Summer with Monika, The Virgin Spring, Wild Strawberries and Scenes from a Marriage, Fanny and Alexander, if you haven't one of these.
Saw Hannah Arendt a few days ago, not bad but I think the subject wasn't really good for a movie. Read Eichmann in Jerusalem instead...
Did watch Wild Strawberries and Fanny and Alexander they are good. But I think I need to hold back on my Bergman for a while because he always delivers hard. Better to watch a few movies I might not like for a while, especially since I have amazing holes in my game. I've never even seen Renoir, Ozu, Kieslowski or Lang.
What should I look for to truly appreciate [revolutionary] camerawork and such? I don't understand any of this.
On May 14 2013 17:36 YoucriedWolf wrote: Woa just saw "Persona" by Ingmar Bergman. Mindblowingly good, one of the best films I've ever seen.
YES ! My second favorite movie Watch Cries and Whispers, Summer with Monika, The Virgin Spring, Wild Strawberries and Scenes from a Marriage, Fanny and Alexander, if you haven't one of these.
Saw Hannah Arendt a few days ago, not bad but I think the subject wasn't really good for a movie. Read Eichmann in Jerusalem instead...
Did watch Wild Strawberries and Fanny and Alexander they are good. But I think I need to hold back on my Bergman for a while because he always delivers hard. Better to watch a few movies I might not like for a while, especially since I have amazing holes in my game. I've never even seen Renoir, Ozu, Kieslowski or Lang.
What should I look for to truly appreciate [revolutionary] camerawork and such? I don't understand any of this.
He has average movies too, his carrier was really prolific. Only Ozu movie I saw was a disAppointment (Tokyo Story). Kieswlowski is a cool guy, Dekalog 4-5-6 are among the very best things ever done for TV, and the Three Color Trilogy rules. Lang is a master, but I don't know him well, especially the American period. You should start with M I think. Renoir is a great guy, start with La Grande Illusion. Seen any Fellini/Tarkovski/Mankiewicz/Kurosawa ?
That's a broad question, I think it's easier to notice with some specific director, Welles and Ophüls, as they have a very barroco style, with huge camera movements and very visible ideas. Tarr and his long shot maybe too, if you can deal with him. I have no theorical grounding in cinema, so my advice is to try to think about it while watching.
On May 14 2013 17:36 YoucriedWolf wrote: Woa just saw "Persona" by Ingmar Bergman. Mindblowingly good, one of the best films I've ever seen.
YES ! My second favorite movie Watch Cries and Whispers, Summer with Monika, The Virgin Spring, Wild Strawberries and Scenes from a Marriage, Fanny and Alexander, if you haven't one of these.
Saw Hannah Arendt a few days ago, not bad but I think the subject wasn't really good for a movie. Read Eichmann in Jerusalem instead...
Did watch Wild Strawberries and Fanny and Alexander they are good. But I think I need to hold back on my Bergman for a while because he always delivers hard. Better to watch a few movies I might not like for a while, especially since I have amazing holes in my game. I've never even seen Renoir, Ozu, Kieslowski or Lang.
What should I look for to truly appreciate [revolutionary] camerawork and such? I don't understand any of this.
He has average movies too, his carrier was really prolific. Only Ozu movie I saw was a disAppointment (Tokyo Story). Kieswlowski is a cool guy, Dekalog 4-5-6 are among the very best things ever done for TV, and the Three Color Trilogy rules. Lang is a master, but I don't know him well, especially the American period. You should start with M I think. Renoir is a great guy, start with La Grande Illusion. Seen any Fellini/Tarkovski/Mankiewicz/Kurosawa ?
That's a broad question, I think it's easier to notice with some specific director, Welles and Ophüls, as they have a very barroco style, with huge camera movements and very visible ideas. Tarr and his long shot maybe too, if you can deal with him. I have no theorical grounding in cinema, so my advice is to try to think about it while watching.
I have only seen The Sacrifice and Stalker by Tarkovsky, what else should I watch? Solyaris, right?
On May 14 2013 17:36 YoucriedWolf wrote: Woa just saw "Persona" by Ingmar Bergman. Mindblowingly good, one of the best films I've ever seen.
YES ! My second favorite movie Watch Cries and Whispers, Summer with Monika, The Virgin Spring, Wild Strawberries and Scenes from a Marriage, Fanny and Alexander, if you haven't one of these.
Saw Hannah Arendt a few days ago, not bad but I think the subject wasn't really good for a movie. Read Eichmann in Jerusalem instead...
Did watch Wild Strawberries and Fanny and Alexander they are good. But I think I need to hold back on my Bergman for a while because he always delivers hard. Better to watch a few movies I might not like for a while, especially since I have amazing holes in my game. I've never even seen Renoir, Ozu, Kieslowski or Lang.
What should I look for to truly appreciate [revolutionary] camerawork and such? I don't understand any of this.
I would recommend some classic silent films also, like Man with a Movie Camera or The Fall of the House of Usher are visually memorable ones to me.
And Dreyer, I haven't seen the Passion of Joan of Arc yet but Vampyr is brilliant.
On May 14 2013 17:36 YoucriedWolf wrote: Woa just saw "Persona" by Ingmar Bergman. Mindblowingly good, one of the best films I've ever seen.
YES ! My second favorite movie Watch Cries and Whispers, Summer with Monika, The Virgin Spring, Wild Strawberries and Scenes from a Marriage, Fanny and Alexander, if you haven't one of these.
Saw Hannah Arendt a few days ago, not bad but I think the subject wasn't really good for a movie. Read Eichmann in Jerusalem instead...
Did watch Wild Strawberries and Fanny and Alexander they are good. But I think I need to hold back on my Bergman for a while because he always delivers hard. Better to watch a few movies I might not like for a while, especially since I have amazing holes in my game. I've never even seen Renoir, Ozu, Kieslowski or Lang.
What should I look for to truly appreciate [revolutionary] camerawork and such? I don't understand any of this.
I would recommend some classic silent films also, like Man with a Movie Camera or The Fall of the House of Usher are visually memorable ones to me.
And Dreyer, I haven't seen the Passion of Joan of Arc yet but Vampyr is brilliant.
Solid advice, Passion of Joan Arc is very interesting een though it's not totally on purpose. And Sunrise, in my opinion it's almost as modern as Citizen Kane in terms of directing skills, plus it's an amazing story. Speaking movies hurt mise-en-scène a lot at the beginning.
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Watch Cries and Whispers, Summer with Monika, The Virgin Spring, Wild Strawberries and Scenes from a Marriage, Fanny and Alexander, if you haven't one of these.
