01-05-2008, 04:52 PM
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In an evening of July...
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So, on my journey through Linklater's work I finally came around to watching Before the Sunrise and Before the Sunset. These now top my favorite movies list. Both are so beautiful, so romantic, and the way both characters express themselves is so.. authentic, the spark between them is almost tangible. To me, the movies consist only of the "magical moments" Waking Life talks about. I like how Linklater's movies are about these human moments, about ideas and dialogue, about mutual understanding, about beauty, about dreams, but Waking Life had this tension, uncertainty, obscure (pseudo-)philosophic monologues, while Before the Sunrise and Sunset are just full of life and optimism. |
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01-05-2008, 08:16 PM
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The Major Grubert.
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01-10-2008, 12:45 PM
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Ed Wood
Tim Burton's biopic of the worst director ever. I liked it. I got the feeling that the film thought it was funnier than it really was, but it's still good fun. Particularly if you've ever seen Plan 9 From Outer Space... |
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01-10-2008, 06:24 PM
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01-12-2008, 03:20 PM
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The Bourne Ultimatum
I take a rather unfashionable view of the Bourne series, in that I think they're terribly overrated. The first one was a reasonable action film. The second one was a headache-inducing mess of wobbly camerawork. And the third? Well, it's much better than the second (which I managed to enjoy despite the camerwork). It has a good plot - albeit one with a lousy pay-off - that tied up the loose ends nicely. It had some reasonable action sequences. But here's the thing. The terrible camera movements return (though I'll admit that they're back in toned-down form). Those action sequences would have been far more impressive if I'd been able to see more of what Bourne was doing. The wobbly camera does nothing except disconnect me from what's going on on-screen. It's not enjoyable, and it's not particularly impressive. Which is a shame, because some of the stunts were clearly quite audacious, but they just didn't have any impact on me. I've probably made this film sound much worse than it is - and much worse than I actually thought it was, too. But every time I hear/read about this series being some kind of amazing Bond-beater, I find myself wondering why. Sure, it's fun, but it's also rendered a confusing mess by the directing, and it drags as a result. So next time (and there's bound to be a next time), can we have a film that does that storyline sufficient justice? Rant over. |
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01-13-2008, 06:18 PM
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The Bodyguard
I only really watched it for the music, which was about the only good thing about it. Kramer vs Kramer It didn't move me at all. I didn't connect with or empathise with any of the characters, so I found it a fairly dull couple of hours.
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01-13-2008, 08:06 PM
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The Major Grubert.
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I'm totally in line with Robert about both the Bourne series and the crazy camera movements.
Bond-killer: it sort of was, until Casino came out. Camera movements: I was surprised to see this in a non-action film, Sam I Am. I'd seen the film before and didn't notice it, but when I was over at a family members house over the weekend, the kids of the house were watching it and I was in the kitchen talking with others. Then, looking across the room disengaged from the film, I noticed the shaking and tremble-zoom movements. Really, did a film of this calibre really require anything more that a soft zoom on those amazing performances? Recently seen: Blade Runner, The Final Cut. Have I discussed this here? I finally got the ultimate 5-disc set and the Final Cut is superb! Only last night did I watch the famous "work-print" version. Okay, so now I have all 4 versions with all of the extras, but from here on out, I'm not a BR freak enough to watch anything more than the now clean and totally fixed Final Cut. Limited edition? Okay, with how many other 10s of thousands (if not hundreds of thousands)?
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01-14-2008, 12:43 PM
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Bourne never really grabbed me either. I much prefer Spy Game for the intrigue and Bond for the action.
Hell, I found The Long Kiss Goodnight - which is arguably not very good - a more entertaining film than Bourne, but you can't go wrong with amnesiac secret agent woman on the lam with Sam Jackson as a sidekick. |
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01-14-2008, 11:12 PM
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01-16-2008, 04:08 PM
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The Little Mermaid
Disney films return to my life. I appreciate this one again now; sure, there are some really twee bits, but there's also some really clever humour and some fantastic songs. Great stuff. |
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01-16-2008, 08:52 PM
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And that's Before Sunrise and Before Sunset (no 'the' there), for anyone checking them out.
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01-16-2008, 09:18 PM
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01-17-2008, 03:56 PM
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Sleep Hollow
I'm not quite sure what I thought of this particular Burton film. It's supposed to be a horror film, but it's not very scary. It's supposed to be a detective story, but the detective elements don't work. The main character doesn't believe in spirits, and yet it turns out that there actually is a spirit at work, which seems like a bit of a cop-out. The plot as it stands seems to be almost entirely explained by that cliché of clichés, the villain monologue. It's an okay film. And it looks nice. |
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01-18-2008, 07:25 PM
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Hairspray
While I hate everything that the Sixties stand for, it was still a fun film. I don't usually enjoy musicals, but I found this film seemed to work quite well. Zac Efron's haircut served to reinforce the fact that he really isn't the most attractive male specimin, but I still wouldn't say no, lol.
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01-19-2008, 11:32 AM
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Alien Vs Predator: Requiem
Sequal to the sh*t-fest that was Alien V Predator see the once great franchises once again sullied by idiots. The Predator ship from the first film has now crashlanded on earth after the Half Predator/Half Alien Predalien kills the crew. Now it and a bunch of face huggers have escaped to a nearby sleepy US mountain town populated by ex-tv actors and extras (i.e Alien Fodder) The predator sends a lone warrior to investigate the crash and cover up the mess. Badly scripted mayhem ensues as the surviving towns people try to get out of the way as Predator and Aliens slug it out. Complete rubbish. Dreadful script full of holes and half assed attempts at characterisation (Bad boy just out of jail, soldier mom just home from the war, Sheriff out of his depth) There are a couple of decent fight scenes between the aliens and Predator, and kudos for upping the gore and using real SFX and not CGI for the monsters, but that's about it. A complete mess of a movie. 3/10
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01-19-2008, 01:40 PM
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Cloverfield - I liked it. It was suspenseful all the way through.
Spoiler: If you see it, pay attention to the last shot (I think it was the last shot). There's a little something at the end of the credits, too. Last edited by lumi; 01-19-2008 at 01:57 PM. |
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