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Post by sethan on Apr 16, 2020 0:26:48 GMT
Here's some of the movies I saw recently - Munich I think is one of Steven Spielberg's best films, very well made. - Stalker is my first Tarkovsky movie, it's quite long and slow but I think it might be a masterpicece, there's a lot to take in. Definitely will need to rewatch it again sometime. - Duel is quite a good debut from Steven Spielberg, simple but effective thriller. - I was going into Piranha expecting a lot of silliness and not really a good movie, but I wasn't even that entertained for the most part. - I had no idea what I'd feel about David Lynch's Dune but I actually thought it was decent, although had some very glaring issues and is very likely his worst movie. Though my experience was probably elevated by the fact that I knew Denis Villeneuve's version was coming and so was comparing the actors cast in his version to the ones that Lynch cast, etc. - Cronos is Guillermo Del Toro's first movie, and it was quite good - Let Me In was a pretty good remake of Let the Right One In and I liked some of the decisions made, others not so much. Some parts are a little too goofy like the use of CGI and unfortunately it's a little too similar to the original movie. - Spielberg's War of the Worlds surprised me, I didn't know that I would like it given the mixed response to it, but it was really effective. - The Devil's Backbone ranks among Guillermo Del Toro's best movies. - I also saw the 1932 version of Scarface, and while it's definitely overshadowed by the Brian De Palma version, it's still worth a watch. I watched Chronos and I like it I think it is quite noble in the line of the “ Labyrinth” but also I tried Hellboy and after a few minutes I could not continue (I never leave movies) It was just too false for me. Have you seen it? I watched Scarface’s De Palma recently. It’s fun. I loved Pacino performance |
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Post by Lex Salander on Apr 16, 2020 21:52:49 GMT
Here's some of the movies I saw recently - Munich I think is one of Steven Spielberg's best films, very well made. - Stalker is my first Tarkovsky movie, it's quite long and slow but I think it might be a masterpicece, there's a lot to take in. Definitely will need to rewatch it again sometime. - Duel is quite a good debut from Steven Spielberg, simple but effective thriller. - I was going into Piranha expecting a lot of silliness and not really a good movie, but I wasn't even that entertained for the most part. - I had no idea what I'd feel about David Lynch's Dune but I actually thought it was decent, although had some very glaring issues and is very likely his worst movie. Though my experience was probably elevated by the fact that I knew Denis Villeneuve's version was coming and so was comparing the actors cast in his version to the ones that Lynch cast, etc. - Cronos is Guillermo Del Toro's first movie, and it was quite good - Let Me In was a pretty good remake of Let the Right One In and I liked some of the decisions made, others not so much. Some parts are a little too goofy like the use of CGI and unfortunately it's a little too similar to the original movie. - Spielberg's War of the Worlds surprised me, I didn't know that I would like it given the mixed response to it, but it was really effective. - The Devil's Backbone ranks among Guillermo Del Toro's best movies. - I also saw the 1932 version of Scarface, and while it's definitely overshadowed by the Brian De Palma version, it's still worth a watch. I watched Chronos and I like it I think it is quite noble in the line of the “ Labyrinth” but also I tried Hellboy and after a few minutes I could not continue (I never leave movies) It was just too false for me. Have you seen it? I watched Scarface’s De Palma recently. It’s fun. I loved Pacino performance I have seen the Guillermo del Toro Hellboy movies and liked them, but the second one is much better than the first. The 2019 Hellboy unfortunately isn't particularly good. |
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Post by sethan on May 3, 2020 23:18:08 GMT
Just watched J Acusse of Polanski and I think it's pretty average. I thought if they were going to go to the trouble of awarding the film, at least it would be something special. It's also quite propagandistic in the same way that the soldier movie is propaganda for Mel Gibson. What would the Venice jury be thinking?
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Post by Lex Salander on May 4, 2020 23:41:31 GMT
Recently I started anime movies for the first time with Ghost in the Shell and Akira. GitS got a little complicated with the whole political subplot, but on the whole quite good. Akira was even better, and while I didn't understand certain things, it was really great.
Mimic was the last movie I had yet to see from Guillermo Del Toro, and while it is probably his worst, I think it's decent. It went through a lot of interference, so I watched the director's cut and I liked what I saw.
Straw Dogs was the first film I saw from Sam Peckinpah, a slow building movie with a climax that made it all worth it. Definitely not for everyone but I thought it was pretty good.
Went into the unrated cut of The Midnight Meat Train expecting a lot of blood and I certainly got that, and I liked the movie, and it was better than I thought it would be. It certainly is elevated by the sleek direction. I like many of the ideas, however I feel like some of the parts near the end storywise could've been handled a little better.
The Foreigner isn't one of Martin Campbell's better movies but it was a pretty good if familiar thriller, with solid performances from Pierce Brosnan and Jackie Chan.
I knew The Wicker Man 2006 was bad going in, but while it wasn't at level of The Room in terms of absurdly bad filmmaking, many of the decisions made were so mind boggling that I was entertained with the movie, especially with Nicolas Cage's performance.
Rob Zombie's Halloween 1 was a bit of a mixed bag, so I didn't really know what to expect from his Halloween 2 but it was a lot better than I thought it would be. Still has its issues, Zombie's writing especially with the dialogue can be pretty bad at points, but the direction (it is a stunning looking movie) mixed with some of the acting and some of the ideas kept me invested all the way through. I know that a lot of people didn't like that it wasn't really much of a Halloween movie but that's probably why I liked it more than Zombie's previous Halloween, it was being more of its own thing.
I watched my first Godzilla that's not from the 2010s with the original from 1954. Surprisingly darker than I thought it would be, it actually holds up much better than I thought it would.
While it doesn't rank up there with Paul Greengrass's other movies, Green Zone is a pretty good action and surprisingly political thriller that's pretty good on the whole.
For a while I heard about The Apartment being apparently a classic, and having watched it it really deserved all the acclaim.
The New World Extended Cut was the last movie I had to see from Terrence Malick and it actually turned out to be my 2nd favourite from him.
I've got reviews for Extraction and Bloodshot coming, but I'll just say that the former is decent and elevated by good action, and the latter is really average.
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Post by sethan on May 5, 2020 2:29:15 GMT
Recently I started anime movies for the first time with Ghost in the Shell and Akira. GitS got a little complicated with the whole political subplot, but on the whole quite good. Akira was even better, and while I didn't understand certain things, it was really great. Mimic was the last movie I had yet to see from Guillermo Del Toro, and while it is probably his worst, I think it's decent. It went through a lot of interference, so I watched the director's cut and I liked what I saw. Straw Dogs was the first film I saw from Sam Peckinpah, a slow building movie with a climax that made it all worth it. Definitely not for everyone but I thought it was pretty good. Went into the unrated cut of The Midnight Meat Train expecting a lot of blood and I certainly got that, and I liked the movie, and it was better than I thought it would be. It certainly is elevated by the sleek direction. I like many of the ideas, however I feel like some of the parts near the end storywise could've been handled a little better. The Foreigner isn't one of Martin Campbell's better movies but it was a pretty good if familiar thriller, with solid performances from Pierce Brosnan and Jackie Chan. I knew The Wicker Man 2006 was bad going in, but while it wasn't at level of The Room in terms of absurdly bad filmmaking, many of the decisions made were so mind boggling that I was entertained with the movie, especially with Nicolas Cage's performance. Rob Zombie's Halloween 1 was a bit of a mixed bag, so I didn't really know what to expect from his Halloween 2 but it was a lot better than I thought it would be. Still has its issues, Zombie's writing especially with the dialogue can be pretty bad at points, but the direction (it is a stunning looking movie) mixed with some of the acting and some of the ideas kept me invested all the way through. I know that a lot of people didn't like that it wasn't really much of a Halloween movie but that's probably why I liked it more than Zombie's previous Halloween, it was being more of its own thing. I watched my first Godzilla that's not from the 2010s with the original from 1954. Surprisingly darker than I thought it would be, it actually holds up much better than I thought it would. While it doesn't rank up there with Paul Greengrass's other movies, Green Zone is a pretty good action and surprisingly political thriller that's pretty good on the whole. For a while I heard about The Apartment being apparently a classic, and having watched it it really deserved all the acclaim. The New World Extended Cut was the last movie I had to see from Terrence Malick and it actually turned out to be my 2nd favourite from him. I've got reviews for Extraction and Bloodshot coming, but I'll just say that the former is decent and elevated by good action, and the latter is really average. Great choices. Thank you for sharing <3 |
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Post by sethan on May 9, 2020 17:39:35 GMT
I think that “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” is really really great. So much going on under the surface <3
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Post by Lex Salander on Jun 3, 2020 23:26:09 GMT
It's been a while
- All the President's Men is great, one of the best movies about journalism ever.
- Lady Macbeth can be hard to watch at times but the direction mixed with probably Florence Pugh's best performance makes it a must watch.
- Haunt is a pretty typical horror slasher flick but was quite enjoyable and was directed quite well.
- The Current War Director's Cut wasn't special or anything above decent, but it was a little interesting and the acting was good.
- Chopper was quite good, it's of course Eric Bana's performance that was the highlight, would love to see him in another role like this.
- Just Mercy is procedural and follows the expected beats, but is nonetheless well made, acted, and a very important movie.
- Mayhem wasn't groundbreaking and was a little cheesy and not exactly subtle with the satire, but it's well directed, stylish and Steven Yeun and Samara Weaving are great in it.
- Perfect Blue was a really effective psychological thriller anime, definitely worth a watch.
- Fear X is currently my least favourite film from Nicolas Winding Refn, but so far I like all of the movies I've seen from him. It's a decent thriller that has its issues but its directed well and John Turturro is really good in the lead role.
- Seven Samurai is the first film from Akira Kurosawa that I've seen and I really want to check out his other films. Excellent filmmaking.
- Columbus was quite a surprise, one of the most atmosphereic films I've ever seen, directed greatly, and John Cho and Haley Lu Richardson are good as the leads.
- Spirited Away was the first film from Studio Ghibli that I've seen and it was fantastic. I went in not knowing what to expect so I didn't expect the level of creativity that was on display.
- The Kingdom was a decent thriller, though did falter when it came to trying to be serious.
- Godzilla Raids Again was quite the step below the original Godzilla and was pretty much what I expected the original movie to be. Cheesy and uninteresting, it's only above average because of a couple of scenes.
- W. was a bit of an interesting watch. It's a bit unfocused, the structure wasn't the best, and it really would've benefited from holding off on being made until Bush left office but I liked it.
In terms of rewatches there was A Fistful of Dollars which I appreciated more on a second viewing (even though I always liked it), and also V for Vendetta which is still great.
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Post by sethan on Jun 5, 2020 16:52:34 GMT
It's been a while - All the President's Men is great, one of the best movies about journalism ever. - Lady Macbeth can be hard to watch at times but the direction mixed with probably Florence Pugh's best performance makes it a must watch. - Haunt is a pretty typical horror slasher flick but was quite enjoyable and was directed quite well. - The Current War Director's Cut wasn't special or anything above decent, but it was a little interesting and the acting was good. - Chopper was quite good, it's of course Eric Bana's performance that was the highlight, would love to see him in another role like this. - Just Mercy is procedural and follows the expected beats, but is nonetheless well made, acted, and a very important movie. - Mayhem wasn't groundbreaking and was a little cheesy and not exactly subtle with the satire, but it's well directed, stylish and Steven Yeun and Samara Weaving are great in it. - Perfect Blue was a really effective psychological thriller anime, definitely worth a watch. - Fear X is currently my least favourite film from Nicolas Winding Refn, but so far I like all of the movies I've seen from him. It's a decent thriller that has its issues but its directed well and John Turturro is really good in the lead role. - Seven Samurai is the first film from Akira Kurosawa that I've seen and I really want to check out his other films. Excellent filmmaking. - Columbus was quite a surprise, one of the most atmosphereic films I've ever seen, directed greatly, and John Cho and Haley Lu Richardson are good as the leads. - Spirited Away was the first film from Studio Ghibli that I've seen and it was fantastic. I went in not knowing what to expect so I didn't expect the level of creativity that was on display. - The Kingdom was a decent thriller, though did falter when it came to trying to be serious. - Godzilla Raids Again was quite the step below the original Godzilla and was pretty much what I expected the original movie to be. Cheesy and uninteresting, it's only above average because of a couple of scenes. - W. was a bit of an interesting watch. It's a bit unfocused, the structure wasn't the best, and it really would've benefited from holding off on being made until Bush left office but I liked it. In terms of rewatches there was A Fistful of Dollars which I appreciated more on a second viewing (even though I always liked it), and also V for Vendetta which is still great. I adore “Columbus”. So underrated :( Thank you for sharing.<3 |
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Post by sethan on Jun 13, 2020 20:08:04 GMT
There’s two fantastically filmed indies on Amazon Prime: “Vast of the Night” and “Selah and the Spades’ Hope you watch.
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Post by LaraQ on Jun 13, 2020 21:14:52 GMT
There’s two fantastically filmed indies on Amazon Prime: “Vast of the Night” and “Selah and the Spades’ Hope you watch. Absolutely loved The Vast of Night, would definitely recommend.I just watched Artemis Fowl,definitely would not recommend.   |
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Post by Lex Salander on Jun 29, 2020 23:13:22 GMT
Another offload of recent viewings
- Saw Videodrome for the first time, very strange and bizarre but overall I thought it was great. I need to see more Cronenberg
- Serpico was really good, and Al Pacino gave one of his best performances
- Yojimbo was good, definitely getting into Kurosawa's films. It is funny watching this after A Fistful of Dollars and seeing how much that film took from Yojimbo.
- Saw The Third Man for the first time and it is definitely among my favourite film noirs. Directed excellently and the cast do well, especially Orson Wells in his limited screentime.
- Your Name is now one of my favourite animes, if not my favourite. It's gorgeous to watch but the story is beautiful too.
- La Haine is so great, can't believe it took me this long to see it.
- A Silent Voice is an emotional and well made, if slightly long anime, well worth the watch
- I hadn't seen Pretty Woman till now, and while it hasn't dated the best and is very cheesy, I enjoyed it.
- Finally got around to seeing Malcolm X for the first time and it has to be among the best biopics I've seen.
- Deja Vu is an enjoyable action movie.
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Post by LaraQ on Jun 30, 2020 11:55:43 GMT
Eurovision Song Contest:The Story of Fire Saga.Is this a great movie?.No.But it is a warm,silly,enjoyable one and the music is genuinely fantastic.Husavik is an Oscar worthy song imo.
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Post by LaraQ on Jul 3, 2020 19:59:47 GMT
Hamilton.Incredible.10/10.   |
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Post by Lex Salander on Jul 3, 2020 22:38:27 GMT
Hamilton.Incredible.10/10. I really need to watch Hamilton some time, I'm not familiar with it outside of like one song. |
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Post by sethan on Jul 9, 2020 23:50:55 GMT
Hamilton.Incredible.10/10. Truly amazing. So inspiring. Speaking of them, Daveed Diggs’s Blindspotting is really good. |
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