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FountainandFairfax
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"The Sitter" - 4
Jonah Hill does a great job in the first film that I've seen him as the lead, and the children are likeable for the most part despite their characters (especially the precocious little girl and neurotic boy) but the story is a politically-correct joke that shoots itself in the foot whenever it gains the slightest bit of emotional traction.
Especially disappointing is the casting of the amazing Sam Rockwell, who's relegated to dancing monkey in a film whose quality is far below his talents as an actor.
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I sound like Gene Shalit.
Jonah Hill does a great job in the first film that I've seen him as the lead, and the children are likeable for the most part despite their characters (especially the precocious little girl and neurotic boy) but the story is a politically-correct joke that shoots itself in the foot whenever it gains the slightest bit of emotional traction.
Especially disappointing is the casting of the amazing Sam Rockwell, who's relegated to dancing monkey in a film whose quality is far below his talents as an actor.
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I sound like Gene Shalit.
kihira
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Watched this beautiful documentary again when I saw it on auntie as I flicked around the channels
This Way of Life Trailer - 3rd Trailer - YouTube
It's on iview if you're in oz and interested
This Way Of Life : ABC iview
This Way of Life Trailer - 3rd Trailer - YouTube
It's on iview if you're in oz and interested
This Way Of Life : ABC iview
Odo
Banned
Blue Ruin - 8/10
It's a low budget indie revenge film. The story isn't anything new, it's just really well made. There's a lot of violence but what really makes it is the lead actor, who is incredible. He doesn't look at all like a star, but has incredibly expressive eyes and the fact that he's sort of just a normal person is part of what makes the movie work. There is decent tension but what makes it is how it captures that sense of how wasteful and pointless it is to dedicate your life to vengeance, to allow yourself to sink so low and watch your entire life break down because you can't forgive. In a Quentin Tarantino film (in fact, every film he has made since Kill Bill), the vengeance would have been played off as this cathartic release upon someone who obviously had it coming, but here it's shown as is... which is what makes it powerful.
Inside Llewyn Davis- 5.5/10
The Coens have sort of been getting on my nerves with their last few films. I suppose you could call this a 'snapshot' or 'character-driven', but I didn't really find the main character to be so interesting or developed, and nothing really happens. It was a movie about the annoyances and disappointments of a guy that kind of sucks, but he can sing. I suppose it's kind of interesting to dissect the mythology around folk singers and show that they can be d-bags, but is that really saying anything new? Here is a story about someone who has lost their soul, doesn't want to find it, doesn't try to find it, and ends up exactly where he started with nothing to show for it. Wow, exciting.
I'm also not big on movies where they feel the need to show entire musical performances-- because even if the music is good, it tends to get in the way of the story... and it did lag a little because of that. I guess there was a little bit of drama during some of them, but yeah... it didn't really add much to the film and even if the music was decent it's still not very cinematic to watch someone sing against a brick wall or in the shadows.
And really, once you've seen one person sing you've kind of seen everyone sing. I guess there was humor in it (mostly annoying things happening to the lead character, or dealing with ****s) but I didn't find it all that funny. I get that it was a 'portrait' more than a complete story, but it was kind of pointless... kind of like the people making it didn't really know what they were saying, but said it anyways. The same might be said for Antonioni, but at least there was novelty value there.
It's a low budget indie revenge film. The story isn't anything new, it's just really well made. There's a lot of violence but what really makes it is the lead actor, who is incredible. He doesn't look at all like a star, but has incredibly expressive eyes and the fact that he's sort of just a normal person is part of what makes the movie work. There is decent tension but what makes it is how it captures that sense of how wasteful and pointless it is to dedicate your life to vengeance, to allow yourself to sink so low and watch your entire life break down because you can't forgive. In a Quentin Tarantino film (in fact, every film he has made since Kill Bill), the vengeance would have been played off as this cathartic release upon someone who obviously had it coming, but here it's shown as is... which is what makes it powerful.
Inside Llewyn Davis- 5.5/10
The Coens have sort of been getting on my nerves with their last few films. I suppose you could call this a 'snapshot' or 'character-driven', but I didn't really find the main character to be so interesting or developed, and nothing really happens. It was a movie about the annoyances and disappointments of a guy that kind of sucks, but he can sing. I suppose it's kind of interesting to dissect the mythology around folk singers and show that they can be d-bags, but is that really saying anything new? Here is a story about someone who has lost their soul, doesn't want to find it, doesn't try to find it, and ends up exactly where he started with nothing to show for it. Wow, exciting.
I'm also not big on movies where they feel the need to show entire musical performances-- because even if the music is good, it tends to get in the way of the story... and it did lag a little because of that. I guess there was a little bit of drama during some of them, but yeah... it didn't really add much to the film and even if the music was decent it's still not very cinematic to watch someone sing against a brick wall or in the shadows.
And really, once you've seen one person sing you've kind of seen everyone sing. I guess there was humor in it (mostly annoying things happening to the lead character, or dealing with ****s) but I didn't find it all that funny. I get that it was a 'portrait' more than a complete story, but it was kind of pointless... kind of like the people making it didn't really know what they were saying, but said it anyways. The same might be said for Antonioni, but at least there was novelty value there.
Odo
Banned
Magic Magic-- 8/10
I don't think I've ever seen a movie, with the possible exception of Greenberg, that captured the discomfort and anxiety associated with being the outsider in a group... and this is the only film I've seen that turned it into a full blown horror movie.
Like Take Shelter, it was one of those films that uniquely combines pity and terror... it's played more for horror than drama here.
I don't think I've ever seen a movie, with the possible exception of Greenberg, that captured the discomfort and anxiety associated with being the outsider in a group... and this is the only film I've seen that turned it into a full blown horror movie.
Like Take Shelter, it was one of those films that uniquely combines pity and terror... it's played more for horror than drama here.
playlounge
Member
I saw The Deer Hunter 2 days ago, I give it a 6/10, it just took too long before things really started.
Odo
Banned
Enemy- 4/10
Too slow, too boring, too many shots of buildings, ambiguous ending for no reason, not enough story, thin character development and bad David Lynch ripoff. It's like the opening act of Lost Highway, but slowed down and starring Jake Gylenhall.
I was expecting more from the director of Prisoners.
Too slow, too boring, too many shots of buildings, ambiguous ending for no reason, not enough story, thin character development and bad David Lynch ripoff. It's like the opening act of Lost Highway, but slowed down and starring Jake Gylenhall.
I was expecting more from the director of Prisoners.
Earthcircle
Well-known member
The last film I watched was Duel, an early film by Spielberg. I suppose I would give it the highest rating possible. It's better than a lot of other films I've seen by him.
Bronson99
Well-known member
Blue is the Warmest Color .... 
7/10
However, being a serious romance movie where you just go from one very lifelike scene to the next, it screwed with my emotions and made me feel bad for not having a life even remotely similar to the characters onscreen. I find that of all the genres out there, the only genre of movie that consistently causes emotional distress and self-loathing introspection is the romance/drama genre.
I just can't take the emotions in these kinds of films... it brings out the very worst in me afterwards.
The film has some great acting and some.. infamous scenes.. but I think this may be the last time I watch a "coming of age romance" film. It seriously distorts my thinking and my emotional state.. sometimes for days!
7/10
However, being a serious romance movie where you just go from one very lifelike scene to the next, it screwed with my emotions and made me feel bad for not having a life even remotely similar to the characters onscreen. I find that of all the genres out there, the only genre of movie that consistently causes emotional distress and self-loathing introspection is the romance/drama genre.
I just can't take the emotions in these kinds of films... it brings out the very worst in me afterwards.
The film has some great acting and some.. infamous scenes.. but I think this may be the last time I watch a "coming of age romance" film. It seriously distorts my thinking and my emotional state.. sometimes for days!
Ree
Well-known member
Godzilla 5/10.
I liked the fight scenes and buildings being smashed to pieces, but the plot kinda sucked, and Godzilla looked kind of like a puppy. That, and there were so many little things that made me go, "Really? Reeeallllyyy?!" I preferred the monsters he was fighting against haha
I liked the fight scenes and buildings being smashed to pieces, but the plot kinda sucked, and Godzilla looked kind of like a puppy. That, and there were so many little things that made me go, "Really? Reeeallllyyy?!" I preferred the monsters he was fighting against haha
Gravity - 9.5
Ten minutes in it immediately became one of my favourite movies I've seen to date. I've bought the 3D bluray but watched it in 2D as I've not yet found a satisfactory 3D viewing method, but I can only imagine how exciting it must be. I will definitely have to rewatch it in 3D some time.
From start to finish it's super exciting.
Ten minutes in it immediately became one of my favourite movies I've seen to date. I've bought the 3D bluray but watched it in 2D as I've not yet found a satisfactory 3D viewing method, but I can only imagine how exciting it must be. I will definitely have to rewatch it in 3D some time.
From start to finish it's super exciting.
Pacific_Loner
Pirate from the North Pole
I just watched enemy....
I think it's somewhere between 7 and 9 / 10
But it's a "what the f***!?!?!" kind of movie so it's hard to say
I think it's somewhere between 7 and 9 / 10
But it's a "what the f***!?!?!" kind of movie so it's hard to say