What's The Latest Film You Have Seen?

Justthefacts · 08-18-2018, 05:18 PM

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A Most Violent Year

All of the lead roles were serviceable but some of the smaller roles were great, especially Julian and some of the older mobsters. I liked how this film unfolded the motives behind everyone's actions by shrouding them at first. I thought the climax of the film was great but the last few minutes were so on the nose that I wish they had left those plot points open ended instead.

One of the best films this decade. Aside from Inside LLewyn Davis, this is Oscar Isaac's best performance. I always appreciated that he was just a guy trying to play it straight laced while everyone around him was corrupt as fuck. The marketing for the film played it off as Isaac being some brooding mafia guy when in reality that wasn't the case.

The blood mixing with the oil in the end is pretty telling stuff.

~~MicShazam~~ · 08-18-2018, 06:06 PM

I liked A Most Violent year a lot in some ways, but I remember feeling pretty let down. I'm not sure why, but I felt like it didn't quite make it to the finish line without losing something along the way.

There were some really good scenes.

~~MicShazam~~ · 08-18-2018, 06:09 PM

Watched The Thin Red Line this evening. Phew. Long ass movie and during the final third, it felt like an endurance test. I managed not to fall asleep, but I think Terence Malick has a way of making his whispered, slow motion voice overs feel corny as hell. You could parody some of his attempts at being poetic and no one would know it from the real thing.

Much better than Tree of Life, but still not a movie I'd like to rewatch.

**Frownland** · 08-18-2018, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Justthefacts

One of the best films this decade. Aside from Inside LLewyn Davis, this is Oscar Isaac's best performance. I always appreciated that he was just a guy trying to play it straight laced while everyone around him was corrupt as fuck. The marketing for the film played it off as Isaac being some brooding mafia guy when in reality that wasn't the case.

The blood mixing with the oil in the end is pretty telling stuff.

I definitely wouldn't go that far. I thought that he did well with the role but it came off as a bit stale at points. I give the film a 3.5/5 because I think it didn't reach its full potential.

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I liked A Most Violent year a lot in some ways, but I remember feeling pretty let down. I'm not sure why, but I felt like it didn't quite make it to the finish line without losing something along the way.

There were some really good scenes.

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~~MicShazam~~ · 08-18-2018, 06:29 PM

I can't remember the details so well anymore. I think the parts with Julian were the strongest of the film. I have to admit I thought Isaac was perhaps a bit robotic at times.

adidasss · 08-18-2018, 07:09 PM

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It's not that hard to watch things that are visually captivating imo. The car scene is an interesting sort of intermission/breather in the movie but is by and large unnecessary. That said I still think it looks nice. I put Stalker several notches higher than Solaris. I think it's his best alongside The Mirror.

Interesting. I agree that Ivan's childhood is probably his most linear film (and therefore least "tarkovsky-like"), everything after that starts to become more abstract. I did dig some parts of The mirror though, on a purely visceral level, didn't understand a thing about it. Same for most of his other movies, but he was such an original author you can't help but be captivated by his imagery. Maybe when I'm a bit older and smarter I'll give them all another try...

Justthefacts · 08-19-2018, 03:30 PM

Does anyone have stimulus Tuesday where they live? $5 films? It's a Godsend, gonna check out Blackkklansman soon. Nothing but good things I'm hearing.

Lilja · 08-21-2018, 11:07 PM

"Patient Zero". It could have been a great film..really it could of. It has famous actors like Matt Smith (Dr Who), Nataly Dormer (Game of Thrones, The Tudors), John Bradley (Game of Thrones aka John Snow's sidekick). It has an interesting plot (Matt Smith as a type of Zombie whisperer who has been bitten but never turned..he is trying to find patient zero..and he finds that zombies are much more sentient than the unturned humans think).

What it turned out to be was one big, hot mess of a zombie film. It seemed like Matt Smith and the GOT guy were just competing on who can speak with a worse American accent while Natalie Dormer played a completly unbelievable doctor. I agree with one person who wrote that this film had originally been shelved by Sony and should never have been released. Because it could have just been a great tax write off and that was all it was meant to be.

It wasn't even a "So bad it was good" film. It was just bad. And to top it off, a certain character was killed in the beginning who should not have been killed. But I guess he was just as bored by the film as those watching it and wanted an easy out.

BastardofYoung · 08-21-2018, 11:17 PM

Just got this on VHS, as a huge Bobcat fan, I liked it. Its no Shakes the Clown though.

The Batlord · 08-22-2018, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Lilja

"Patient Zero". It could have been a great film..really it could of. It has famous actors like Matt Smith (Dr Who), Nataly Dormer (Game of Thrones, The Tudors), John Bradley (Game of Thrones aka John Snow's sidekick). It has an interesting plot (Matt Smith as a type of Zombie whisperer who has been bitten but never turned..he is trying to find patient zero..and he finds that zombies are much more sentient than the unturned humans think).

What it turned out to be was one big, hot mess of a zombie film. It seemed like Matt Smith and the GOT guy were just competing on who can speak with a worse American accent while Natalie Dormer played a completly unbelievable doctor. I agree with one person who wrote that this film had originally been shelved by Sony and should never have been released. Because it could have just been a great tax write off and that was all it was meant to be.

It wasn't even a "So bad it was good" film. It was just bad. And to top it off, a certain character was killed in the beginning who should not have been killed. But I guess he was just as bored by the film as those watching it and wanted an easy out.

*could have

08-21-2018, 11:17 PM	#21959 (permalink)
BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	Just got this on VHS, as a huge Bobcat fan, I liked it. Its no Shakes the Clown though. __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.

08-18-2018, 06:06 PM	#21952 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	I liked A Most Violent year a lot in some ways, but I remember feeling pretty let down. I'm not sure why, but I felt like it didn't quite make it to the finish line without losing something along the way. There were some really good scenes.

08-18-2018, 06:09 PM	#21953 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	Watched The Thin Red Line this evening. Phew. Long ass movie and during the final third, it felt like an endurance test. I managed not to fall asleep, but I think Terence Malick has a way of making his whispered, slow motion voice overs feel corny as hell. You could parody some of his attempts at being poetic and no one would know it from the real thing. Much better than Tree of Life, but still not a movie I'd like to rewatch.

08-18-2018, 06:29 PM	#21955 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	I can't remember the details so well anymore. I think the parts with Julian were the strongest of the film. I have to admit I thought Isaac was perhaps a bit robotic at times.

08-21-2018, 11:07 PM	#21958 (permalink)
Lilja Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 521	"Patient Zero". It could have been a great film..really it could of. It has famous actors like Matt Smith (Dr Who), Nataly Dormer (Game of Thrones, The Tudors), John Bradley (Game of Thrones aka John Snow's sidekick). It has an interesting plot (Matt Smith as a type of Zombie whisperer who has been bitten but never turned..he is trying to find patient zero..and he finds that zombies are much more sentient than the unturned humans think). What it turned out to be was one big, hot mess of a zombie film. It seemed like Matt Smith and the GOT guy were just competing on who can speak with a worse American accent while Natalie Dormer played a completly unbelievable doctor. I agree with one person who wrote that this film had originally been shelved by Sony and should never have been released. Because it could have just been a great tax write off and that was all it was meant to be. It wasn't even a "So bad it was good" film. It was just bad. And to top it off, a certain character was killed in the beginning who should not have been killed. But I guess he was just as bored by the film as those watching it and wanted an easy out.