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Post by Peschi on Aug 25, 2008 18:08:09 GMT -1
Ferris Buellers Day Off - Some parts made me laugh, and the car incident is legendary 7/10Se7en - Brilliant and disgusting, I couldn't get that knife out of my head , anyone who has seen the film will know what i mean 9/10
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Post by Pete the Wolf on Aug 25, 2008 20:42:51 GMT -1
AI: Artificial Intelligence
Excellent film for the most part. Wold have given it a 9, but unfortunately, it was 25 mins too long in my opinion and should have ended with the Earth freezing, rather than tacking on that final part. However, it still had a good ending and so it pushes the rating up to an 8/10.
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Post by gt on Aug 26, 2008 12:05:24 GMT -1
There's Something About Mary I ended watching this as a nostalgia trip as it was one of the first films I saw after leaving for Uni (10 years ago) and it has not aged well to be honest! (It was no classic to begin with mind). Cameron Diaz does look gorgeous in it, but why do they imply that her character is so lovely? Though she displays some kind qualities for the most part she seems pretty shallow and fickle! Still, it's a decent enough parade of near the knuckle gags with agreeably hammy performances from Matt Dillon and Lee Evans that has led to a slew of increasingly weak facsimiles. 5/10
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Post by El Morto La Hoja! on Aug 26, 2008 12:08:22 GMT -1
Cameron Diaz does look gorgeous in it, but why do they imply that her character is so lovely? Though she displays some kind qualities for the most part she seems pretty shallow and fickle! cos in all movies women are shallow, fickle, weak and apparently oblivious to who is a twat or not..... .... at least for the majority of the film. ... i hate movie women.....
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Post by gt on Aug 27, 2008 11:20:47 GMT -1
Cameron Diaz does look gorgeous in it, but why do they imply that her character is so lovely? Though she displays some kind qualities for the most part she seems pretty shallow and fickle! cos in all movies women are shallow, fickle, weak and apparently oblivious to who is a twat or not..... .... at least for the majority of the film. ... i hate movie women.....
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Post by Travis on Aug 27, 2008 11:54:42 GMT -1
PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK"What we see and what we seem are but a dream, a dream within a dream." - MirandaPeter Weir's 1975 film became the first ever Australian production to enjoy tangible international acclaim and commercial success. Based on Joan Lindsay's 1967 novel, the film tells the tale of the mysterious disappearance of three schoolgirls and their teacher during a picnic at a geological formation known as Hanging Rock on Valentine's Day in 1900. The story itself is a hugely intriguing one. The girls are last seen climbing up through a cragg in the rocks, moments after the angelic and enigmatic Miranda utters the words "Everything begins and ends at the exactly right time and place." When they leave the screen at that moment the group are never to be seen again. How the girls disappeared is never explained, nor is their ultimate fate, instead there is only speculation. Did the girls fall victim of something human, did they succumb to nature itself, or was the supernatural at work here? Such has been the debate in the aftermath of the film that the story has become apocryphal, with many unaware that it was a fictional work. The beauty of 'Picnic At Hanging Rock' lies in the atmosphere it creates. Beautifully shot in a soft and hazy style that evokes feelings of summer so well, and complemented brilliantly by a soundtrack that both adds to the mood of peace and tranquility, while articulating the mystery and sense of foreboding emanating from the rock itself. Anyone who's seen 'The Virgin Suicides' will notice just what a profound influence Weir's film had upon it. It's a piece that may infuriate some with its abstraction and lack of answers, and the third act is a little elongated - albeit the director's cut remedies that issue - but I found it to be compelling, almost hypnotic in terms of how it was shot, and a film that demands repeated viewings. 9/10
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Post by gt on Aug 27, 2008 11:56:56 GMT -1
That was one of the films my Dad used to watch a lot. He had a really eclectic taste in film, I think you would have got on with him Trav!
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Post by Travis on Aug 27, 2008 11:58:47 GMT -1
That was one of the films my Dad used to watch a lot. He had a really eclectic taste in film, I think you would have got on with him Trav! I love films that look beautiful, drag you deep into the story, and then leave you staring at the closing titles, thinking "Ehhhh?".
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Post by Mrs H on Aug 27, 2008 12:08:52 GMT -1
That was one of the films my Dad used to watch a lot. He had a really eclectic taste in film, I think you would have got on with him Trav! I love films that look beautiful, drag you deep into the story, and then leave you staring at the closing titles, thinking "Ehhhh?". A lot of your films have the 'eh' feeling to them! ;D
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Post by gt on Aug 27, 2008 12:14:37 GMT -1
That was one of the films my Dad used to watch a lot. He had a really eclectic taste in film, I think you would have got on with him Trav! I love films that look beautiful, drag you deep into the story, and then leave you staring at the closing titles, thinking "Ehhhh?". In terms of films I love to this day he got me into Dark Star, Easy Rider, all the Clint Eastwood 'westerns', Brazil, Time Bandits etc but his tastes went far beyond those. I remember one oddity called 'Le Weekend', I never fancied watching that though.
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Post by Travis on Aug 27, 2008 12:17:38 GMT -1
I love films that look beautiful, drag you deep into the story, and then leave you staring at the closing titles, thinking "Ehhhh?". A lot of your films have the 'eh' feeling to them! ;D You've not yet even tip-toed on the very peak of the iceberg yet! ;D
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Post by Travis on Aug 27, 2008 12:20:58 GMT -1
I love films that look beautiful, drag you deep into the story, and then leave you staring at the closing titles, thinking "Ehhhh?". In terms of films I love to this day he got me into Dark Star, Easy Rider, all the Clint Eastwood 'westerns', Brazil, Time Bandits etc but his tastes went far beyond those. I remember one oddity called 'Le Weekend', I never fancied watching that though. I really like 'Easy Rider' for the "Eh?" factor too, though it's a little less polished I've gotta admit! Westerns are something I've never had a great love for though. I don't even think that my dad's aware that Terry Gilliam directs films though, he sticks with John Wayne and Doris Day. If you fancy seeing 'Picnic At Hanging Rock' again it's on Film 4 tomorrow afternoon btw.
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Post by El Morto La Hoja! on Aug 28, 2008 7:48:59 GMT -1
cos in all movies women are shallow, fickle, weak and apparently oblivious to who is a twat or not..... .... at least for the majority of the film. ... i hate movie women..... ;D
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Post by Dr LuKas on Aug 28, 2008 7:54:19 GMT -1
I love Easy Rider, set in that time period I love so much, I like road movies anyway and just everything is kind of right in it for me to really feel it, Jimi Hendrix man, wouldn't be quite the same without his music.
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Post by gt on Sept 2, 2008 11:52:33 GMT -1
Raging Bull
Probably as remarkable, emotional and disturbingly brutal character study as you will ever see.
Scorcese and De Niro have collaborated on so many of my favourite films, but this black and white shot 'biopic' of the tempestous reign of '40s boxer Jake La Motta is one of the most affecting.
9/10
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Post by Travis on Sept 2, 2008 11:57:47 GMT -1
Raging Bull Probably as remarkable, emotional and disturbingly brutal character study as you will ever see. Scorcese and De Niro have collaborated on so many of my favourite films, but this black and white shot 'biopic' of the tempestous reign of '40s boxer Jake La Motta is one of the most affecting. 9/10 He wasn't a nice fella was he? ;D I watched 'The Shining' last night for the first time in years and suddenly found myself appreciating on a whole new level. I'm not sure that it's normal to effuse praise on the set designers for their work on a contemporary horror film but some of the rooms at The Overlook Hotel still look fabulous now! ;D
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Post by gt on Sept 2, 2008 12:02:24 GMT -1
Raging Bull Probably as remarkable, emotional and disturbingly brutal character study as you will ever see. Scorcese and De Niro have collaborated on so many of my favourite films, but this black and white shot 'biopic' of the tempestous reign of '40s boxer Jake La Motta is one of the most affecting. 9/10 He wasn't a nice fella was he? ;D I watched 'The Shining' last night for the first time in years and suddenly found myself appreciating on a whole new level. I'm not sure that it's normal to effuse praise on the set designers for their work on a contemporary horror film but some of the rooms at The Overlook Hotel still look fabulous now! ;D Ah 'The Shining'. My Dad forbade me to watch that when I was a lot younger, and when I finally did I was quite disappointed! Have since overcome that disappointment and now own a copy. I like a metal band called Chimaira who have a track called 'Pictures In The Gold Room'. The penny only dropped after a recent revisiting of said DVD...
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Post by Travis on Sept 2, 2008 12:10:12 GMT -1
He wasn't a nice fella was he? ;D I watched 'The Shining' last night for the first time in years and suddenly found myself appreciating on a whole new level. I'm not sure that it's normal to effuse praise on the set designers for their work on a contemporary horror film but some of the rooms at The Overlook Hotel still look fabulous now! ;D Ah 'The Shining'. My Dad forbade me to watch that when I was a lot younger, and when I finally did I was quite disappointed! Have since overcome that disappointment and now own a copy. I like a metal band called Chimaira who have a track called 'Pictures In The Gold Room'. The penny only dropped after a recent revisiting of said DVD... Well I watched it and couldn't help thinking that in some respects it was on a par with 2001 in terms of set design, and probably superior with regard to Kubrick's direction, especially with the introduction of the 'steady cam' which he invented especially for the tracking shots of the boy on his bike. It then got me thinking. In terms of how the film looks, the unmistakable imagery and the atmosphere, it seems almost inconceivable that such a film could be made to a comparable standard today. After giving the matter such though the only two directors I could see pulling it off may be David Lynch and Guillermo del Toro who oversee all aspects of how their films look, and have done so with great success. The acting roles a very difficult though; maybe Phillip Seymour Hoffman or Daniel Day Lewis in the lead, the kid should be a newcomer, but what about the wife? Might be an idea for a thread later on too.......re-make a classic film today.
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Post by Travis on Sept 2, 2008 12:21:03 GMT -1
Actually scrub those casting musings, the couple would just have to be Paddy Considine and Samantha Morton!
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Post by Mrs H on Sept 2, 2008 12:32:50 GMT -1
Samantha Morton isn't pathetic enough.
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