|
Register | Blogging | Today's Posts | Search |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
08-17-2009, 09:54 PM | #3871 (permalink) | ||
Da Hiphopopotamus
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: cloud cuckoo land
Posts: 4,034
|
Could you elaborate? Me and my buddy are in argument over what to see next friday, District 9 or Inglourious Basterds. I'm leaning towards District 9 but he's more into Inglourious Basterds.
__________________
Quote:
Quote:
|
||
08-17-2009, 10:41 PM | #3872 (permalink) |
Engorged Member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 5,536
|
I have seen both of those, thanks anyway as I do really want to see more films like this. I liked Amelie a lot, I should watch it again soon as it's been a long time. I could stand to watch The City Lost Children again too, actually. I have seen many of the French ones available through Netflix, though still have some in the queue. I like other language films too.
__________________
last.fm | my collection on RYM | vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures. |
08-17-2009, 11:07 PM | #3873 (permalink) |
;)
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: CA
Posts: 3,503
|
District 9 is the kind of epic they just don't make anymore. It touches on a lot of social issues, it looks amazing, it really pulls you into the story, and it has some pretty badass moments. it's a roller coaster ride, and manages to avoid a lot of action movie cliches.
|
08-17-2009, 11:14 PM | #3874 (permalink) | |
Blue Bleezin' Blind Drunk
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: The land of the largest wine glass (aka Lebanon)
Posts: 2,200
|
Quote:
-Un long dimanche de fiancailles (A Very Long Engagement) -Delicatessen and a short movie called "Foutaises" there's "Les Choristes" a good french movie with a really good original score ... Sciences des reves [Science of sleep] ... but i think you already watched that one ... 8 femmes is a great movie also ... if you liked City of lost children i think you'll like "Pan's Labyrinth" too [that one is spanish]. Paris, je t'aime - Run lola run - Malena - Breaking and Entering - La mome ... or just search movies by these: Anthony Minghella - Michel Gondry - Giuseppe Tornatore - Walter Salles - Alejandro Amenabar - Francois Truffaut - Jean Luc Godard etc etc ... --- I last watched Mona Lisa Smile ... it's like the third time a watch it ... it's not that good ... it tends to be too melodramatic ... but i love anything that has something to do with modern art paintings ...
__________________
Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? |
|
08-17-2009, 11:41 PM | #3875 (permalink) | |
****ER OF HOLES
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Butt****, Nebraska
Posts: 1,211
|
Quote:
__________________
“YOU ARE SCUM SLUT.” -John Martyn |
|
08-18-2009, 02:25 PM | #3876 (permalink) | |
Engorged Member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 5,536
|
Quote:
__________________
last.fm | my collection on RYM | vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures. |
|
08-18-2009, 04:16 PM | #3877 (permalink) |
why bother?
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 4,840
|
^ Loved it, not that I'd expect any less from the mighty Mike Leigh. Fascinating story (it had to be given how this one veers away from the standard Hollywood plot), well-rounded and interesting characters (though one of them, the closest thing there is to an antagonist here, could probably have done with a little more work), great script, great acting - it's up there with Career Girls, Secrets and Lies and Naked as one of my favourite films of his. |
08-18-2009, 04:28 PM | #3878 (permalink) | |
Ba and Be.
Join Date: May 2007
Location: This Is England
Posts: 17,331
|
Quote:
__________________
“A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”
|
|
08-18-2009, 06:11 PM | #3879 (permalink) |
Slavic gay sauce
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Abu Dhabi
Posts: 7,993
|
Someone liked Career girls? :|
OT: The African Queen (1951) - John Huston - 8/10 - It's just a treat to see two of the greatest and most lovable actors of the last century doing their thing. Everything else is secondary. The Killing (1956) - Stanley Kubrick - 7/10 - The ending really ruined it for me (I mean, c'mon!) but pretty good nonetheless. Sterling Hayden is pretty great, I've been intrigued by this man ever since I saw The long goodbye (he's fantastic in it), I've read up a bit about his life and wow...respect. Paths of glory (1957) - Stanley Kubrick - 9/10 - One of the best (anti-)war films out there. Outstandingly realistic performances from the cast (especially the scene in the holding place ). I couldn't believe this was filmed only a year after The Killing. It's an entirely different sort of film. The Shining (1980) - Stanley Kubrick - 7/10 - Loved some bits, but the downside to watching such pop-culture classics is that you know a lot of the scenes already which takes away some of their power. Other than that, horror just isn't my genre of choice so this film probably has the least replay value of all of his films I've seen so far. :\ The graduate (1967) - Mike Nichols - 8/10 - Great fun. Laughed my ass of at certain scenes. Hoffman was absolutely perfect(ly awkward), so was the soundtrack. Oh and my God, Ann Bancroft has an amazingly commanding presence doesn't she? Dayum...Will add to my library a-sap. (: Battle of Algiers (1966) - Gillo Pontecorvo - 8.5/10 - Pretty spectacular considering when it was made (years ahead of its time methinks in the documentary style). And surprisingly enough, given that it was financed by Algeria, it's very even handed in that none of the sides come out looking particularly good but you get a great insight into their struggle. I don't think it has much replay value for me though...:\ Persona (1966) - Ingmar Bergman - 7.5/10 I liked and understood most of it, which is why I like his brand of art film, he does actually try and spell it out for you. I didn't understand the opening or closing sequences though but it doesn't matter much I figure. Very good idea, but spectacular performances from the two leads. It was a pleasure to watch great acting... Psycho (1960) - Albert Hitchcock - 7/10 It was all pretty good, but as I mentioned in The Shining, too much of it has been exploited indefinitely in the last 50 years so pretty much all of the initial impact is gone, I knew what happens in the end. The half nekkid guy at the begging. He plays in Spartak too *downloads* Vertigo (1958) - Alfred Hitchcock - 6.5/10 Probably the most languid of the films I've seen by him. It does force the psychological issues too much, but Hitch has had that problem in many a film (remember Spellbound? *shudders*)...in any case, pretty enjoyable experience... Oh yeah, and Breaking away (1979) - Peter Yates - 5/10 - pretty average post highschool bs in small town america. But dayum, Dennis Quaid was RIPPED in his younger days...
__________________
“Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm Last edited by adidasss; 08-19-2009 at 02:03 AM. Reason: I was tripping on sleeping pills...:\ |
08-18-2009, 06:52 PM | #3880 (permalink) | |
we are stardust
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Australia
Posts: 2,894
|
Quote:
|
|
|