Contagion- first 3/4 good, then punked out
Anatomy of a Murder
The Godfather
The Godfather II
Apocalypse Now
The Godfather II
Apocalypse Now
L'homme du Train
quote:Originally posted by wine+art:
The Godfather
The Godfather II
Apocalypse Now
Hopefully very large screen and HD? (especially for Apocalypse Now).
I've often said that, despite Speilberg's and Scorcesse's repeated brilliance over several decades, on the basis of these three films alone, Coppola has a reasonable claim to "world's greatest living director".
quote:Originally posted by winetarelli:
on the basis of these three films alone, Coppola has a reasonable claim to "world's greatest living director".
No argument from me, Winetarelli.
Taking my son to Rise of the Guardians today.
Avatar
Fun movie and the first to be screened on my new gear. Holy S___!
Decent movie, but so fun to watch on good equipment.
PH
Fun movie and the first to be screened on my new gear. Holy S___!
Decent movie, but so fun to watch on good equipment.PH
Lars and the Real Girl. I thought it was really good.
quote:Originally posted by PurpleHaze:
Avatar
Fun movie and the first to be screened on my new gear.
PH
Zero Dark Thirty
A very very good movie that fails at true greatness due to two flaws that could have been worked out. It fails at truely being one of the greatest movies ever because the director and writer weren't quite up to the challenge.
UPSIDES: Incredibly well acted. Riveting, engaging, and thought provoking. Well paced -- never too slow nor too fast, and consistent. Jessica Chastain was particularly good.
FLAWS: (contains spoilers but nothing you don't already know about) (1) the treatment of the torture scenes and "facts" as they were presented was fine and appropriate, as far as I am concerned -- it was the dialogue after the fact that I found politically pro-torture and unappealing. (2) The final scenes of the actual raid were confusing, especially at the end, if you did not already know the story. (eg. how did half of the people wind up on the helicopter?)
WHY IT COULD HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY GOOD: The movie had the potential to engage the audience on the manhunt, themselves, putting the audience in the logical mind of Chastain's character and trying to figure things out. Instead, the movie presents itself purely as history, with evenets it does not necessarily explain as connected to each other. Had I been more intellectually engaged in the hunt, itself, rather than simply in the characters, this would have been historically (in the world of cinema) awesome.
Overall, a strong recommendation and one of my three favorite films of the year. 'A-/A' (Lincoln 'A-/A' and Moonrise Kingdom 'A' are the other two.)
A very very good movie that fails at true greatness due to two flaws that could have been worked out. It fails at truely being one of the greatest movies ever because the director and writer weren't quite up to the challenge.
UPSIDES: Incredibly well acted. Riveting, engaging, and thought provoking. Well paced -- never too slow nor too fast, and consistent. Jessica Chastain was particularly good.
FLAWS: (contains spoilers but nothing you don't already know about) (1) the treatment of the torture scenes and "facts" as they were presented was fine and appropriate, as far as I am concerned -- it was the dialogue after the fact that I found politically pro-torture and unappealing. (2) The final scenes of the actual raid were confusing, especially at the end, if you did not already know the story. (eg. how did half of the people wind up on the helicopter?)
WHY IT COULD HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY GOOD: The movie had the potential to engage the audience on the manhunt, themselves, putting the audience in the logical mind of Chastain's character and trying to figure things out. Instead, the movie presents itself purely as history, with evenets it does not necessarily explain as connected to each other. Had I been more intellectually engaged in the hunt, itself, rather than simply in the characters, this would have been historically (in the world of cinema) awesome.
Overall, a strong recommendation and one of my three favorite films of the year. 'A-/A' (Lincoln 'A-/A' and Moonrise Kingdom 'A' are the other two.)
quote:Originally posted by wine+art:
L'homme du Train
One of my all time favorites. So much better than the american version (even if it does have my great uncle in it...)quote:Originally posted by Rob_Sutherland:quote:Originally posted by wine+art:
L'homme du Train
A great movie indeed.
I have not yet watched the American version. Assuming your great uncle is Donald, I'm a big fan of his work.
Prometheus -- OK. Not really a genre I typically like, and this did nothing to change that. Not much there that hadn't seen before.
Safety Not Guaranteed -- Really enjoyed this quirky little movie. Not really sure why I like it as there isn't really much to hang your hat on as far as being a good movie, but I did.
Safety Not Guaranteed -- Really enjoyed this quirky little movie. Not really sure why I like it as there isn't really much to hang your hat on as far as being a good movie, but I did.
Zero Dark 30: ***
Bourne Legacy- good
Ted- Would laugh then shake my head then laugh again.
Odd Life of Timothy Green- Simple fable.
Beasts of the Southern Wild- not sure what all the fuss is about.
Ted- Would laugh then shake my head then laugh again.
Odd Life of Timothy Green- Simple fable.
Beasts of the Southern Wild- not sure what all the fuss is about.
From Paris with Love
Search for Sugar Man:
Intoxicating documentary about the search from Rodriguez, a musician from the 60s/70s, who was presumed dead at his own hand (rumor was that he brought his last concert to an abrupt ending by shooting himself in the head.
Washingotn Post Article:
http://articles.washingtonpost...guez-new-documentary
Absolutely mezmorizing documentary.
Intoxicating documentary about the search from Rodriguez, a musician from the 60s/70s, who was presumed dead at his own hand (rumor was that he brought his last concert to an abrupt ending by shooting himself in the head.
Washingotn Post Article:
http://articles.washingtonpost...guez-new-documentary
Absolutely mezmorizing documentary.
quote:Originally posted by tanglenet:
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Have this in the queue tonight.
This was one of the best movies I've seen in a long time.
Dark Shadows - i dont even know what to say about this one.
The Switch
I thought it was pretty decent.
I thought it was pretty decent.
So this is 40 -
Pretty damn spot on from the perspective of someone that just turned 40.
Very, very funny, yet poignant flick.
Pretty damn spot on from the perspective of someone that just turned 40.
Very, very funny, yet poignant flick.
After Salmon Fishing in the Yemen last night, we also watched The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Another excellent movie.
On Sunday:
The Intouchables - in French with subtitles. Based on a true story. Good to Very Good.
Last night via Netflix:
Butter - sort of reminded me of Election but not as dark. Great cast with Jennifer Garner, Olivia Wilde, cameo with Hugh Jackman. Supporting cast are familiar faces from current TV shows.
The Intouchables - in French with subtitles. Based on a true story. Good to Very Good.
Last night via Netflix:
Butter - sort of reminded me of Election but not as dark. Great cast with Jennifer Garner, Olivia Wilde, cameo with Hugh Jackman. Supporting cast are familiar faces from current TV shows.
Just watched Dances with Wolves for the first time. I thought it was pretty entertaining.
In the name of the father. Daniel Day-Lewis and Pete Postlethwaite, two giants among men.
Pretty great soundtrack as well.
Pretty great soundtrack as well.
Watched Bernie last night. Not bad.
Prometheus was excellent but I like sci-fi so Im biased.
Life of Pi 3D-5 stars. Beautiful movie.
Life of Pi 3D-5 stars. Beautiful movie.
quote:Originally posted by thelostverse:
Watched Bernie last night. Not bad.
Actually thought Jack Black did a good job in this one. Knowing it was a true story and that they integrated a lot of the actual folks from the town made it even more enjoyable, and sad.
quote:Originally posted by Vino Bevo:
Actually thought Jack Black did a good job in this one. Knowing it was a true story and that they integrated a lot of the actual folks from the town made it even more enjoyable, and sad.
I agree that Jack Black was pretty good in this film, although I like him anyway. My favorite parts were the locals and how they kept dissing on the people in the county where the trial ended up being held.
quote:Originally posted by Rob_Sutherland:
In the name of the father. Daniel Day-Lewis and Pete Postlethwaite, two giants among men.
Pretty great soundtrack as well.
Yeah I have both! Just got back from the Prison where they filmed that, too. Amazing tour.
I am going to the Premier Party for Parker down here on Friday night. Lots of the filming was done in Palm Beach.
My wife is looking forward to meeting "Handsome Rob" a/k/a Jason Statham.
My wife is looking forward to meeting "Handsome Rob" a/k/a Jason Statham.
Oh, and unfortunately for me, Jennifer Lopez is not expected to be there...
Karate Kid. The one from 1983 with my son on DVD.
quote:Originally posted by Vino Bevo:quote:Originally posted by thelostverse:
Watched Bernie last night. Not bad.
Actually thought Jack Black did a good job in this one. Knowing it was a true story and that they integrated a lot of the actual folks from the town made it even more enjoyable, and sad.
I liked this one, too, although I am definately not a Jack Black fan.
Thought Shirley MacLaine was just playing herself.
Tree of Life. Comments I made during this were "I'm glad I didn't pay $10 to see this" and "There had to be quite a few people that walked out of this at the theater".
quote:Originally posted by thelostverse:quote:Originally posted by tanglenet:
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Have this in the queue tonight.
This was one of the best movies I've seen in a long time.
My wife liked it.
Rounders
One of those movies I can watch over and over again.
One of those movies I can watch over and over again.
Cosmopolis- Intolerable rubbish.
Been home sick this week so have watched a few: Boondock Saints, Hunger Games and Inglorious Basterds.