What's The Latest Film You Have Seen?

Howard the Duck · 03-03-2011, 07:02 AM

Swan Lake (1968)

Got it because of Black Swan fever. It's a Russian production. Pretty good although I disagree with the choice of the guy playing Siegfried, they shoulda used the Court Jester guy, instead, as he dances more supple and agile. Was the guy chosen as Siegfried because of his chiselled features? He still looks gay-ish to me, though and he doesn't really dance that well. The costumes are outrageously daring, the White Swan's pubes are visible, the Black Swan has half-exposed breasts. The performances are fab, the White Swan is tender, soft and supple, the Black Swan aggro, terse and passionate. My main gripe with this is trying to make it into a movie, with split screens, dissolves, special effects, superimposition. And the film production is horrible, some out of focus shots, inconsistent lighting, choppy editing and use of different film stock giving different hues and saturation within one movement. They should have shot it as it appeared on stage.

My ratings - as a movie - 5/10. as a performance - 10/10. highly emotional and sexually invigorating. as Holly Johnson of Frankie Goes to Hollywood once said - "ballet is a just a highly stylised form of sex".

bahama · 03-03-2011, 12:30 PM

The Party-Peter Sellers...a classic

mannny · 03-03-2011, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by eric generic

yep. it was a very solid film. there wasn't anything brilliant about it. if it were up to me, I'd have given best actor to Bardem and best picture to Black Swan.

Agreed. I think Darren Aronofsky is one of the best and he really deserves some recognition.

Mojo · 03-03-2011, 04:35 PM

I had never seen it before, just clips here and there. I laughed. Alot.

Howard the Duck · 03-03-2011, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by mojopinuk

I had never seen it before, just clips here and there. I laughed. Alot.

one of my faves

Strik-Er!!!!!!! what? (punches woman)

djchameleon · 03-04-2011, 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by mannny

Agreed. I think Darren Aronofsky is one of the best HACKS and he really deserves some recognition.

fixed.

I'm going around fixing so many things around here. I should name myself The Fixer.

I wanted to see Bring it On 4 and 5.

Meh this one is okay. Definitely not as good as the original but it was okay for a one time viewing.

next I'm going to watch the 5th one.

Howard the Duck · 03-04-2011, 04:37 AM

^^I still don't quite fathom your hate for Aronofsky

I'm a bit piqued about Pi but Requiem for a Dream sounds sour to me

djchameleon · 03-04-2011, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

^^I still don't quite fathom your hate for Aronofsky

I'm a bit piqued about Pi but Requiem for a Dream sounds sour to me

I"m just tired of his films about obsession. he's obsessed with making films about obsession and it's just annoying to me now.

I did like Pi but still geez. Come on now!

ThePhanastasio · 03-04-2011, 07:25 PM

I went to see Rango with my family. It was all right. Not great. I'd expected it to be better than it was.

Dr.Seussicide · 03-04-2011, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

I"m just tired of his films about obsession. he's obsessed with making films about obsession and it's just annoying to me now.

I did like Pi but still geez. Come on now!

No offense dude, but... you have pretty poor tastes.

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Howard the Duck Live by the Sword Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 9,075	Swan Lake (1968) Got it because of Black Swan fever. It's a Russian production. Pretty good although I disagree with the choice of the guy playing Siegfried, they shoulda used the Court Jester guy, instead, as he dances more supple and agile. Was the guy chosen as Siegfried because of his chiselled features? He still looks gay-ish to me, though and he doesn't really dance that well. The costumes are outrageously daring, the White Swan's pubes are visible, the Black Swan has half-exposed breasts. The performances are fab, the White Swan is tender, soft and supple, the Black Swan aggro, terse and passionate. My main gripe with this is trying to make it into a movie, with split screens, dissolves, special effects, superimposition. And the film production is horrible, some out of focus shots, inconsistent lighting, choppy editing and use of different film stock giving different hues and saturation within one movement. They should have shot it as it appeared on stage. My ratings - as a movie - 5/10. as a performance - 10/10. highly emotional and sexually invigorating. as Holly Johnson of Frankie Goes to Hollywood once said - "ballet is a just a highly stylised form of sex".

03-04-2011, 04:37 AM	#9557 (permalink)
Howard the Duck Live by the Sword Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 9,075	^^I still don't quite fathom your hate for Aronofsky I'm a bit piqued about Pi but Requiem for a Dream sounds sour to me