Womb: 7/10
I liked it. It was the first "serious" role I've seen for Matt Smith, and I was fairly impressed.
[B]Pusher pt 2 (2004)[/B]
Well the first one was quite good but this bored the tits off me. A story of a character who is the product of a disfunctional criminal family. This film didn't speak to me at all which is a shame because it could have been good if there was more to it. Watching this was like a long episode of Shameless without the laughs.
I [I]don't [/I]recommend this film.
[b]Confessions (2010) - 8/10[/b]
It's a revenge film, but handled unlike anything I've seen before. Instead of being about the pursuit of vengeance, the vengeance occurs at the start of the film: [sp]Yuko states to her entire classroom who the two students who killed her daughter are, and that she has infected them with HIV. [/sp] (well, in the introductory scene which actually goes on for the first half hour of the movie. It's very slowly paced but is nowhere near as bad as it sounds). The film then rotates between the perspectives of various characters involved, building up our understanding of the events leading up to and following the revenge from each character's view in a non-linear fashion. The style may be offputting to some; the whole film is basically one big exposition dump with various monologues over artsy camerawork, but I think the style was pulled off really well. The only thing that bugs me is that this is one of those films where one little bit of nonsense in the plot brings the whole thing down if you focus on it: [sp]at any point in the film any one of the students could have told their parents or anyone else what Yuko had done. None of them ever do for no clear reason, and only because of this fantastic bit of luck on her part does the film not end halfway through with her in a jail cell[/sp]. Ignoring that though, I really like this film. The story is original, the characters are well developed, the camerawork is great, and so is the soundtrack, with lots of material by Boris. If you can stomach the slow pacing and complete disregard for the idea of 'show don't tell,' I highly recommend this film.
saw "A Page of Madness"
a 1920s rare Japanese avant-garde film based in a mental hospital.
You can see where this is going, but it isn't a whole lot screwed up. To be honest I'm stunned by how good a watch this is, even with no intertitles I was able to roughly follow what was going on. Thereafter reading about it, the plot pieces made sense and it now makes me want to see it again.
I thought it was great, but this will only appeal to a few.
"The Raid Redemption"
mindless but truly amazing choreographed action. Brutal beyond belief and ridiculously euphoric. Each fight scene is filled with energy and skill that goes off the scale.
The plot is really bad. But that doesn't matter at all when you're given amazing action on a plate.
Reservoir Dogs 8.5/10
It's one of those films that I pretended I'd seen so much that I ended up thinking that I had. Today I realised I hadn't and watched it on dvd. It was really good, the soundtrack is probably my favourite part, like with most tarantino movies but the story was good too. Tim Roth's voice was a bit gollumy which was sort of distracting but the rest of it was fine.
American Psycho - 8/10.
I quite enjoyed it, I thought Bale's character was excellent, but I was admittedly a tad confused towards the end. :v:
It's Kind of a Funny Story - 8/10
Enjoyed it a lot and a nice change in tone for Zack Galifiniakis, not as wild as usual.
Is Get Him to the Greek worth watching?
[B]Ordinary people (1980)[/B]
This film is perfect.
Winner of 4 Oscars (not that it means much these days) and Robert Redford's directorial debut is a drama about a high society family with some problems. I'm not going to tell anything about the story as it will spoil the way the film develops the characters.
What I will say is non of the main characters or supporting roles are filler, all present offer something to the mix which is quite rare in film making. The delivery begins quite subtle and makes you care as you feel the frustration and dispair of Conrad, who is the main focus for the film. Donald Sutherland takes on a role completely out of habit for him and pulls it off perfectly as does Mary Tyler Moore who plays his wife.
The 80's for me were a cultural desert of mediocraty with all its fake plastic and change for the sake of change rather than a real cultural revolution to usher in a new era but this was something different. This film was wonderful and I balled my eyes out like a fucking cunt towards the end.
I recommend this awesome film and heil Redford and cast for entertaining me.
I've seen a few of those dramas that get buried away and forgotten about that are actually very worthwhile.
[QUOTE=AK'z;37237745]I've seen a few of those dramas that get buried away and forgotten about that are actually very worthwhile.[/QUOTE]
I almost name dropped you in that post but I'm not totally sure if you will like this one. Blew me away.
Don't worry about me not liking it, I rarely hate movies. :-)
[QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;37237798]Then again, I was also drunk.[/QUOTE]
Everythings hilarious when youre drunk
[QUOTE=KlaseR;37239385]Everythings hilarious when youre drunk[/QUOTE]
Even Dane Cook?
i watched "idiocracy" last night, was on the television, has luke wilson, so i was like sure, i'll watch that. SO stupid, but funny as hell. 3/10 as a movie but struck a 7/10 on my laughter scale. go ahead and watch it if your bored.
Just finished watching Gangs of New York, 9.5/10, only thing that got me was some of the Irish accents sounded silly, and being Irish myself it was easy to notice, other than that it was incredible in my opinion.
Knocked Up 7/10
The first half is good and quite funny, but the rest is an annoying parent drama.
Brazil 9/10
Some of the best British sci-fi I've ever seen. Weird but brilliant.
Sort of like if Monty Python wrote Nineteen Eighty-Four.
The Cabin in the Woods - 9/10
Holy shit.
Gummo - 8/10
Heartbreaking, hilarious, disgusting, endearing.
Total summer movie.
Into The wild - 10/10 Everytime
It actually made me cry, and I have never cried due to a movie.
Rainman 9/10
made me tear up at the end
[QUOTE=GunskiMod;37247203]The Cabin in the Woods - 9/10
Holy shit.[/QUOTE]
When does this come out on dvd?
[QUOTE=jaybuz;37250559]When does this come out on dvd?[/QUOTE]
September 18th
[QUOTE=AllOriginals;37224551]American Psycho - 8/10.
I quite enjoyed it, I thought Bale's character was excellent, [B]but I was admittedly a tad confused towards the end.[/B] :v:[/QUOTE]
That's kind of the point.
the cabin in the woods - 9.5/10
simply amazing (also last by nine inch nails in the credits was perfect)
I saw [u]The Thing[/u] [i](2011)[/i] - 5.5/10
I really didn't hate or love this movie. It was just sort of meh. :/ But I did like how it ended up coming together with the John Carpenter 1982 film The Thing.
The problem I had with this remake/prequel was it didn't feel like it had any [i]heart[/i]. It just exists. It doesn't leave any sort of lasting impact on the audience, unlike it's counterpart from 1982, which I consider to be a masterpiece of film-work and practical effects.
So, there yah go.
Wtf, this is the first "posts" I've made? No way.
[B]Pusher pt 3[/B]
This is quite simply the best of the three, 1 was good, 2 was poor and 3 is great. I love how all 3 films center on characters from the first and tell you where they are at currently. Supporting character Milo from part 1 has now been promoted to lead character in part 3 and we have the best for last.
He is a dealer and a new generation is beginning to nip at his heals but the old dog still has a few tricks up his sleave. Milo is wonderful as a smiley happy man who has that big aura around him but behind closed doors, lives in a completely different world. Theres his personal demons that all 3 pusher films focus on quite heavily and the current mess he finds himself in, the rest is detail which you can watch for yourself. Great film.
I recommend this film. Credit to Rusty for peddling this trilogy hard enough for me to check it out.
Bourne Legacy:
eh/10
Not a big Bourne fan to begin with
trainspotting - 9/10
idk i'm not really a movie buff but lately i've been watching a ton of "the essentials" and i finally got round to watching trainspotting and it was just the best. the way things were shot was unique and kinda blended between hallucination and reality without being obnoxious or abrupt, and the monologue of the narrator was really well written. i love the "choose life" bit in the beginning. the ending was prob the best part though, the finale shot of [sp]Mark walking across a bridge with the bag full of cash, with the camera slowly zooming and blurring his face as he re-recites the "choose life" monologue. something about the editing of the shot, how he's just smiling real big as the camera slowly fades out of focus and his face just becomes a massive blur on the screen was just great.[/sp]
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