Last Movie You Watched
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Watched Gone Girl today.
The film is pretty damn good. I've never read the book (although I want to do so now), but the film does a good job of exploring the themes of commitment and interpersonal relationships, with a bit of subtext on public perception of a character and how the outward perception of marriage differs from its internal workings and difficulties. The plot managed to surprise me several times; whenever I thought it was going to do something predictable it managed to subvert my expectations. I've never actually seriously watched a film starring Ben Affleck or Rosamund Pike before but both of them were great in their roles; the dynamic between the two is what drives much of the film's plot and themes. The film manages to be disturbing on a psychological level by exploring human relationships, and it's very unnerving at times. Reznor's soundtrack is also amazing, adding an air of distortion and darkness to certain scenes while creating a sense of false happiness or sincerity in others. Overall it's very well done, and probably one of the more thought-provoking films I've seen this year.
The film is pretty damn good. I've never read the book (although I want to do so now), but the film does a good job of exploring the themes of commitment and interpersonal relationships, with a bit of subtext on public perception of a character and how the outward perception of marriage differs from its internal workings and difficulties. The plot managed to surprise me several times; whenever I thought it was going to do something predictable it managed to subvert my expectations. I've never actually seriously watched a film starring Ben Affleck or Rosamund Pike before but both of them were great in their roles; the dynamic between the two is what drives much of the film's plot and themes. The film manages to be disturbing on a psychological level by exploring human relationships, and it's very unnerving at times. Reznor's soundtrack is also amazing, adding an air of distortion and darkness to certain scenes while creating a sense of false happiness or sincerity in others. Overall it's very well done, and probably one of the more thought-provoking films I've seen this year.
E̱͡v͈̙e͔̰̳͙r̞͍y͏̱̲̭͎̪ṱ͙̣̗̱͠h̰̰i͙n̶̮̟̳͍͍̫͓g̩ ̠͈en̶̖̹̪d̸̙̦͙̜͕͍̞s̸̰.̳̙̺̟̻̀
I always thought I might be bad
Now I know that it's true
Because I think you're so good
And I'm nothing like you
I always thought I might be bad
Now I know that it's true
Because I think you're so good
And I'm nothing like you
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Chinatown, The Maltese Falcon,Double Indemnity
Chinatown as I am doing a term paper on it, the other two for comparison as film-noir played straight, to justify why Chinatown is a revisionism of the film-noir genre.
THey are all very good, and thinks Hollywood better think about going back to basics, and stop assuming the audience is stupid- people could handle the three mentioned, they can always handle something like it or heavier.
I especially like Chinatown due to the really dark overtone, and a superbly downer ending.
A nice representation of the corruption of authority, the pessimistic nature of humankind. (And a nice balance of the aura of competence from the detective even though after closer inspection, he was tumbling about in the dark- not too sure how they did it, but it works)
Chinatown as I am doing a term paper on it, the other two for comparison as film-noir played straight, to justify why Chinatown is a revisionism of the film-noir genre.
THey are all very good, and thinks Hollywood better think about going back to basics, and stop assuming the audience is stupid- people could handle the three mentioned, they can always handle something like it or heavier.
I especially like Chinatown due to the really dark overtone, and a superbly downer ending.
A nice representation of the corruption of authority, the pessimistic nature of humankind. (And a nice balance of the aura of competence from the detective even though after closer inspection, he was tumbling about in the dark- not too sure how they did it, but it works)
I feel old
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Everyone and their mother said this movie was bad
and you shouldn't watch it. I came into it thinking it would be total crap. Boy was I
mistaken, in fact I really, really liked it!!
Easily the best SM movie yet.
Everyone and their mother said this movie was bad
and you shouldn't watch it. I came into it thinking it would be total crap. Boy was I
mistaken, in fact I really, really liked it!!
Easily the best SM movie yet.
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review for a movie i watched last year i forgot to put up
COLD IN JULY (2014) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO63ccU6ce0
- utterly fantastic film
- a extremely 80s & john carpenter style film especially the score, its a thriller, western, mystery, elements of slasher movies in there, crime drama, revenge, corrupt cops all thrown in to a blender.
- the trumative cast of michael c hall, sam shepard & don johnson (who i have not seen in forever) is phenomenal together, c hall is the fish out of water, sam is the dark troubled one, and don is the fun wild card.
- what you think this film is going to be about and what the trailer leads you to believe is wrapped up in the first 30 minutes, this is a film with layers upon layers and twist after twist.
- praying for a sequel as there are a good number of loose ends left, and i would love to see this cast together again, its unlikely as the film pretty much flew under the radar, but one can hope.
- Highly Recommend
COLD IN JULY (2014) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO63ccU6ce0
- utterly fantastic film
- a extremely 80s & john carpenter style film especially the score, its a thriller, western, mystery, elements of slasher movies in there, crime drama, revenge, corrupt cops all thrown in to a blender.
- the trumative cast of michael c hall, sam shepard & don johnson (who i have not seen in forever) is phenomenal together, c hall is the fish out of water, sam is the dark troubled one, and don is the fun wild card.
- what you think this film is going to be about and what the trailer leads you to believe is wrapped up in the first 30 minutes, this is a film with layers upon layers and twist after twist.
- praying for a sequel as there are a good number of loose ends left, and i would love to see this cast together again, its unlikely as the film pretty much flew under the radar, but one can hope.
- Highly Recommend
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Wall-E.
Robots in love. This was just what I needed. It's really cute. As per usual, the animation was excellent. It kind of reminds me of idiocracy, but in space...with fat people. Adiposocracy, perhaps.
For the first fucking time, I actually cried watching an animated movie. I must be pregnant.
Robots in love. This was just what I needed. It's really cute. As per usual, the animation was excellent. It kind of reminds me of idiocracy, but in space...with fat people. Adiposocracy, perhaps.
For the first fucking time, I actually cried watching an animated movie. I must be pregnant.
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Someone obviously hasn't seen Grave of the Fireflies yet.
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And so we arrive at demagogy. - Hideaki Anno, 1996
And so we arrive at demagogy. - Hideaki Anno, 1996
Only God Forgives - actually saw this a couple days ago, but it's still in my mind today so might as well post it. Short version: bloody brilliant film, one of the best I've seen in a while. A perfectly paced meditation on consequence, the visually rich film plays out more like a dream than the crime story it depicts. It's a flawed comparison, but the closest I can summarize it would be to imagine a bare-bones mob revenge story told with a directorial method that combines the hyper-stylization of Wong Kar Wai and the meditative, dream-like quality of David Lynch. Refn's talent really shines.
Bronson - Another one of Refn's films, this time featuring Tom Hardy as the titular Charlie Bronson--'stage' name of Britain's most famous criminal, Michael Peterson. It follows the violent man as he skips around prisons and nuthouses. Extremely stylized and masterfully shot, the real highlight of this film is without doubt Hardy's performance. He sinks into the role so well that it's difficult to see him as an actor beneath the character of Bronson. His charisma, his unapologetic stare, and his visceral brutality draw the viewer in to the film's world and it doesn't let go.
Bronson - Another one of Refn's films, this time featuring Tom Hardy as the titular Charlie Bronson--'stage' name of Britain's most famous criminal, Michael Peterson. It follows the violent man as he skips around prisons and nuthouses. Extremely stylized and masterfully shot, the real highlight of this film is without doubt Hardy's performance. He sinks into the role so well that it's difficult to see him as an actor beneath the character of Bronson. His charisma, his unapologetic stare, and his visceral brutality draw the viewer in to the film's world and it doesn't let go.
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Awesome, glad to see you liked OGF, Merri. As the anti-Drive, it's probably my favourite Refn, and I recently bought the Blu-ray as well. The visuals and Cliff Martinez' soundtrack ('Bride of Chang' and 'Sister, Pt. 1' in particular) are simply awe-inducing.
I concur.
Someone obviously hasn't seen Grave of the Fireflies yet.
I concur.
I saw the first half of Drive but still haven't finished it due to a simple lack of opportunity. I really enjoyed what I saw, though. That said, I'm not sure what what you mean by OGF's status as the anti-Drive; it seems to lay well outside the scope of anything I saw addressed in Drive. While the visual cues were similar (as consequence of maintaining same director, really), there didn't seem to be any parallels.
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Refn has stated in interviews that OGF is sort of the other side of the coin to Drive. It purposefully harnesses the exact same methods and storytelling devices - in the way it's shot, the mute protagonist (which is even played by the same actor) and very minimal use of exposition to name a few examples - all to create a very different end product, almost the complete opposite in-fact, which was the director's intention; to deconstruct/critique the popularity of the predecessor. Hence, "the anti-Drive" label.
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Its a damn shame that Refn gets so much praise for his recent films, yet in my opinion, his best works are the first two Pusher films, which I never see anyone talk about. Especially the second one, With Blood On My Hands which is in my top 10 films.
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It wasn't a great movie, I think, but it was certainly a fun one to watch. One of those popcorn movies where you can just shut your brain off and have a fun time.
Shin Evangelion brought me back, five long years later.
Apophenia. Noun. The tendency to perceive a connection or meaningful pattern between unrelated or random things.
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Apophenia. Noun. The tendency to perceive a connection or meaningful pattern between unrelated or random things.
They called me the Quentin Tarantino of hentai.
The difference between a blow-up doll and a dakimakura.
Last night I got around to seeing the ANGRY VIDEO GAME NERD: THE MOVIE. It was a little emotional, I won't lie, since I followed the character since 2006. Have a mixed opinion on it (the B-movie he was aiming for works in some aspects, not in others), but overall, I'm more thankful that it exists more than it not existing.
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