What's The Latest Film You Have Seen?

**Janszoon** · 02-24-2011, 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

^^ here, you'd get a lot of people telling you off if you talk loudly during a movie

Here you will too, but there are a lot of assholes who still talk. I actually think it's gotten worse in the past decade or so because of cell phones too.

Zarko · 02-24-2011, 06:08 AM

About what I was expecting.

Those action scenes were pretty cringeworthy I thought

Freebase Dali · 02-24-2011, 05:36 PM

Saw this for the first time a few days ago:

It's probably one of the most refreshingly unique movies I've seen lately. Very enjoyable. Somewhat of a mind-fuck at first, and the ending could have been a bit stronger, but it's definitely a movie I'll watch again. Especially if I happen to be on some sort of hallucinogen.

Anyone else see this?

dankrsta · 02-24-2011, 05:56 PM

^^I just read the synopsis and some reviews on imdb and it sounds very interesting. Some compare it to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and similar non-linear films. Anyway, I'm putting it on my 'to watch list'.

Howard the Duck · 02-24-2011, 08:36 PM

What do I like about this is the bleak atmosphere. I went in expecting lots of the usual bizarre Coen Brothers comedy but there's just not enough of it. Jeff Bridges I suppose played Cogburn closer to the US Marshall character the book's character was based on, but he's not a damn bit likeable, unlike the lovable warhouse in the John Wayne original version. The only redeeming bit is the final act of valiance near the end, but I still don't like him. The girl playing Mattie Ross is a bit too sweet and fey fo the role and displays none of the spunk of Pamela Brady in the 1969 version. I suppose I shouldn't compare, and I know I shouldn't have watched the Wayne version before this.

Good points - this is about the only Matt Damon role I like - sinister paedophiliac undertones (watching Mattie as she sleeps, the glee in the spanking scene), ambivalence about the quarry, the love-hate with Cogburn, the Southern stoicism. LaBouef comes across now as a pretty complex character, unlike Glen Campbell's portrayal who was a one-dimensional fodder for the Duke to bounce off. Love the bearskin doctor but there's only a few minutes of him. It's still very authentic to Frontiersland, like out of a Cormac McCarthy novel. I only wished the Coens made it more their own film, instead of being mostly literal to the book. 7.5/10.

DoctorSoft · 02-24-2011, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

Anyone else see this?

No but I want to.

Sparky · 02-25-2011, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Zarko

Those action scenes were pretty cringeworthy I thought

Agreed, and i hated having to watch them all twice

djchameleon · 02-25-2011, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by matious

Agreed, and i hated having to watch them all twice

lawl can you change your sig to just link the video instead of having the full video up there each time you post?

Freebase Dali · 02-25-2011, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by dankrsta

^^I just read the synopsis and some reviews on imdb and it sounds very interesting. Some compare it to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and similar non-linear films. Anyway, I'm putting it on my 'to watch list'.

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Originally Posted by theuglyorgan

No but I want to.

If you want to see it for free, you can stream it here:
Mr. Nobody

emostreetguitar562268 · 02-25-2011, 04:32 PM

i cried twice

02-24-2011, 05:56 PM	#9514 (permalink)
dankrsta ... Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,776	^^I just read the synopsis and some reviews on imdb and it sounds very interesting. Some compare it to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and similar non-linear films. Anyway, I'm putting it on my 'to watch list'. __________________ Last.fm

02-24-2011, 06:08 AM	#9512 (permalink)
Zarko Barely Disheveled Zombie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 1,196	About what I was expecting. Those action scenes were pretty cringeworthy I thought

02-24-2011, 05:36 PM	#9513 (permalink)
Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	Saw this for the first time a few days ago: It's probably one of the most refreshingly unique movies I've seen lately. Very enjoyable. Somewhat of a mind-fuck at first, and the ending could have been a bit stronger, but it's definitely a movie I'll watch again. Especially if I happen to be on some sort of hallucinogen. Anyone else see this?

02-24-2011, 08:36 PM	#9515 (permalink)
Howard the Duck Live by the Sword Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 9,075	What do I like about this is the bleak atmosphere. I went in expecting lots of the usual bizarre Coen Brothers comedy but there's just not enough of it. Jeff Bridges I suppose played Cogburn closer to the US Marshall character the book's character was based on, but he's not a damn bit likeable, unlike the lovable warhouse in the John Wayne original version. The only redeeming bit is the final act of valiance near the end, but I still don't like him. The girl playing Mattie Ross is a bit too sweet and fey fo the role and displays none of the spunk of Pamela Brady in the 1969 version. I suppose I shouldn't compare, and I know I shouldn't have watched the Wayne version before this. Good points - this is about the only Matt Damon role I like - sinister paedophiliac undertones (watching Mattie as she sleeps, the glee in the spanking scene), ambivalence about the quarry, the love-hate with Cogburn, the Southern stoicism. LaBouef comes across now as a pretty complex character, unlike Glen Campbell's portrayal who was a one-dimensional fodder for the Duke to bounce off. Love the bearskin doctor but there's only a few minutes of him. It's still very authentic to Frontiersland, like out of a Cormac McCarthy novel. I only wished the Coens made it more their own film, instead of being mostly literal to the book. 7.5/10.