What's The Latest Film You Have Seen?

**Exo** · 01-30-2016, 09:24 AM

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La Jetee

Goddamn. I knew 12 Monkeys (which I'm a huge fan of) was based off of this going into it but this is really something else.

My favorite short film of all time. I bought it on Criterion a couple years ago. The moment when you see her move took my breathe away.

**Frownland** · 01-30-2016, 10:52 AM

Beasts of No Nation

Bloody fantastic. Except for maybe Leo's performance (maybe), this was hands down better than The Revenant. The first act that shows manipulative leader bring the protagonist out of boyhood and turn him into a warrior was amazingly executed. An easy 5/5.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 01-30-2016, 11:06 AM

Beasts of No Nation is a film that I've been meaning to watch but the plot doesn't interest me all that much. From what I've heard it's great though, and I'll have to get around to seeing it sooner than later.

innerspaceboy · 01-30-2016, 08:36 PM

Two monumental films today:

The first was the 16-minute animated short film Lucky Day Forever, a dystopian Matrix-meets-Brazil-meets-They Live with a dash of Neo-Tokyo. It's won a flood of awards since its release but I've only just now seen it for the first time.

And tonight I'm finishing James Cameron's 1995 box office bomb, Strange Days. A financial failure but a criminally underrated dystopian sci fi flick.

**Janszoon** · 01-30-2016, 08:44 PM

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And tonight I'm finishing James Cameron's 1995 box office bomb, Strange Days. A financial failure but a criminally underrated dystopian sci fi flick.

It was only partially written by James Cameron, it was directed by Kathryn Bigelow. I haven't seen it since it was in theaters but I remember thinking that it was almost really good but fell a little short. I know it's become a bit of a cult classic since then though.

Justthefacts · 01-31-2016, 01:19 AM

Has anyone seen this lately? Is it just me or does it feel sort of dated, and not in the best of ways? Acting's a bit stiff in certain parts, a little too much Shakey cam, sort of feels like I'm watching a lifetime movie during a few dialogue scenes. Best picture should've gone to Inglorious Basterds.

That being said, it's fantastic. And Kathryn Bigelow went on to make one of the best films of this century after.

Chula Vista · 01-31-2016, 01:34 AM

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That being said, it's fantastic. And Kathryn Bigelow went on to make one of the best films of this century after.

Definitely a bit dated and rather narrowly scoped in hindsight. But ya, great flick. Huge fan of Renner too.

Re-watched Bridesmaids tonight. Such a funny and ultimately charming little movie.

The wedding dress shop scene is gut splittingly funny.

TheLhix · 01-31-2016, 01:08 PM

Very Abstract, multiple plot point, mildly difficult to follow, interesting connections, great acting and beautiful visuals. Everything from Comedy, to action, to philosophy.
9/10

**Exo** · 01-31-2016, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Justthefacts

Has anyone seen this lately? Is it just me or does it feel sort of dated, and not in the best of ways? Acting's a bit stiff in certain parts, a little too much Shakey cam, sort of feels like I'm watching a lifetime movie during a few dialogue scenes. Best picture should've gone to Inglorious Basterds.

That being said, it's fantastic. And Kathryn Bigelow went on to make one of the best films of this century after.

I love that film. The scene with the sniper after they meet Ralph Fiennes is one of the most tense scenes I've ever seen and nothing really happens. I think that the whole IED stuff has been proven to be too theatrical but there are parts of that movie that seem so real. Waiting hours for return fire to verify if a sniper is dead just seems so real to me. Also, Renner in the Supermarket looking at all the different kinds of cereal was just perfect. I'll always like that movie, not as a 100% factual depiction of war, but just a great modern day war movie.

Chula Vista · 01-31-2016, 03:44 PM

Just finished watching Everest which is based on the 1996 disastrous climb. A little slow in the beginning and they pour the melodrama on a little too thick at times but all in all a crazy and gut wrenching flick. Amazing cinematography too.

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Beasts of No Nation Bloody fantastic. Except for maybe Leo's performance (maybe), this was hands down better than The Revenant. The first act that shows manipulative leader bring the protagonist out of boyhood and turn him into a warrior was amazingly executed. An easy 5/5. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	Just finished watching Everest which is based on the 1996 disastrous climb. A little slow in the beginning and they pour the melodrama on a little too thick at times but all in all a crazy and gut wrenching flick. Amazing cinematography too. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

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TheLhix Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Under the keys of my keyboard like a troll under a bridge Posts: 81	Very Abstract, multiple plot point, mildly difficult to follow, interesting connections, great acting and beautiful visuals. Everything from Comedy, to action, to philosophy. 9/10