Rate The Last Movie You Watched - April V3 - no tv shows - General

googled "my mom and dads porn" just to be sure, but it was indeed a joke

[QUOTE=KlaseR;42902887]comic/book adaptations shouldn't be just a blatant copy-paste of the source material. I respect directors who manage to build a story and universe with their own touch and changes to it that stands on it's own. Getting pissed because it is different isn't necessarily a valid criticism, differences aren't weak points of a movie.[/QUOTE] i agree, but that's not my point. i wouldn't mind the twist though, as long as it meant we got a better villain, which we didn't. i love guy pearce, but his character just wasn't good enough to justify that twist, unlike, say, ra's al ghul in batman begins.

[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;42904873]i agree, but that's not my point. i wouldn't mind the twist though, as long as it meant we got a better villain, which we didn't. i love guy pearce, but his character just wasn't good enough to justify that twist, unlike, say, ra's al ghul in batman begins.[/QUOTE] I love how people don't consider it anymore as a twist, but I'll admit - when it was revealed my heart jumped. Although it was obvious that Ra's al Ghul won't die in the first 30 minutes of the film, I totally expected Ken Watanabe.

IIRC they released merchandise with Watanabe as Ra's

[QUOTE=Mooe94;42832394]The Perks of Being a Wallflower 83/100 I didn't really expect much of this movie, but damn it surprised me. I certainly took a liking to this one. Reminds me a lot of my earlier youth, a perfect movie to be reminisced of your earlier teenage years. And like many reviewers told it; it's not just your typical high-school drama. It's so much more. Heartwarming, sad and so good.[/QUOTE] I thought it was pretentious as fuck.

As I Lay Dying- 3/5 Written, starring and directed by James Franco. In the past year or so I've really come to admire Franco- he's expanded beyond being an actor and done loads of work behind the camera in recent years, writing, directing and starring in a lot of short films, and has now moved on to doing feature films. I've seen a couple of his shorts, and to be honest I didn't really like them (although they are very technically impressive- he tends to experiment and while some things work there are often other things that don't), but I do still respect him for continuing to make these artistic and challenging films outside of Hollywood. It's not like he does it for money. It's clearly something he loves doing. I'd say As I Lay Dying is his most successful achievement yet as it's his most well-rounded. As said, his shorts tend to excel in some things, mostly acting and technical prowess, but fail in things like abuse of slow motion, meandering plot and hard to decipher symbolism. However I think he's been improving. if there's one thing you can't deny about James Franco, it's that he's ambitious. As I Lay Dying is a hefty challenge to adapt for several reasons, not least the novel' massive following and influence. I mean, it's hailed as one of the best American novels of all time. This film is far from one of the greatest films of all time, but it's still good. However, I really must commend it for capturing the book perfectly (except it's a lot straighter than the novel and doesn't really have any comedy at all) it manages to convey the stream of conciousness writing, different points of view, and mix between narration, spoken dialogue and thoughts through brilliant use of voice over and split-screen and editing. I really do commend him for this alone. A lot of the film is split screen. Often it's a wide and a close-up, both of the same scene yet slightly different actions are being carried out. Only one tends to have dialogue going on, and yet although while both sides are running simultaneously the other contains only action. Which is a great way to get into each character's head. That and the straight to camera monologues that appear, each character gets at least one, really really work. The pacing isn't really great, mostly at the start as it's quite a slog for the first 20 minutes or so, but honestly each scene is pretty much better than the last. by the end of the film it's very, very good. Although its inconsistency in quality is why I can't give it any higher than a 3/5- if I were rating only the second half, it'd be a strong 4. Because it's brilliant from the half-way point onwards. It just takes a long time to get there. It's a very nice looking film although I feel like Franco uses handheld a bit much. His shots are beautifully framed every time and had a great feel that captures the time brilliantly, but even as a fan of handheld I feel like As I Lay Dying could benefit from some more steadier shots. There are shots on steadicam, I don't think there way anything on tripod, and they look really nice and should have been used more. James Franco as Darl gives a really good performance telling a lot with his face, he doesn't have a whole lot of dialogue but has quite a lot of screen time and he's excellent at conveying his thoughts and feelings of what's happening around him using his eyes. Tim Blake Nelson (O Brother Where Art Thou) is Anse and very good. There is one scene in particular that he really shines. This is a slow film but worth watching, if you do decide to watch it I'd say hold on for the first 20-30 minutes as it gets significantly better from then on and just keeps getting better. The final 20 minute are really fantastic. Definitely going to watch Child of God when I can, another adaptation (Cormac McCarthy wrote the novel) Franco made this year. To be honest though one thing I think Franco should do is start writing his own material or at least adapt less renowned books. It just means he's going to be slated by fans of the novels if he doesn't capture it perfectly, and no matter how good it is there's no way the film will meet expectations. That said, As I Lay Dying is a far more impressive adaptation than many bigger and supposedly better directors have done.

Did anyone watch Dead Man Down? And was it any good? [editline]19th November 2013[/editline] Beetlejuice 4/5 Still as good as I remembered it. Damn Sandworms....

i read the plot synopsis and it sounded pretty lame to me only good thing that came out was the decent pink floyd cover used in the trailer and by decent i mean barely

[B]Chinatown[/B] - 4/5 [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/38/Chinatownposter1.jpg[/IMG] Damn fine movie. Very good acting, script, plot, and atmosphere. Still, it felt like something was lacking. I can't say what it was, but I just wasn't fully connected or engrossed in the movie - it didn't "grab" me. It's a bit frustrating - I could tell the movie was of a high quality, but it just didn't completely do it for me.

[QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;42911743]I've been looking everywhere for City of God, but I haven't found it anywhere. Am I wasting my time or is it really as good as everyone says it is?[/QUOTE] Just watch it dude, why ask for everyone's opinion each time :v: It's something very different than what you're used to with western flicks but the narrative is very relateable and great. Meaning to see that again actually.

[QUOTE=AK'z;42912627]Just watch it dude, why ask for everyone's opinion each time :v: It's something very different than what you're used to with western flicks but the narrative is very relateable and great. Meaning to see that again actually.[/QUOTE]I've never liked City of God. In my opinion it was not only overrated but also boring at times. Maybe it's not my piece of cake. It's brutal and forthright to the point it made people say "What an amazing vision, true presentation of Brazilian reality!" Keep in mind that during release it was hyped everywhere by everyone, mainly because it was foreign, exotic, "fresh". I think it was meh, but go ahead and watch it, decide for yourself.

[QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;42911743]I've been looking everywhere for City of God, but I haven't found it anywhere. Am I wasting my time or is it really as good as everyone says it is?[/QUOTE] It's amazing, you'll love it. I had it on my PC for ages, never bothered to watch it cause it didn't appeal to me. Then randomly one boring evening I put it on and holy shit I had a great time. It definetly keeps you interested all throughout, I didn't find it boring at all.

[QUOTE=Joz;42913968]I've never liked City of God. In my opinion it was not only overrated but also boring at times. Maybe it's not my piece of cake. It's brutal and forthright to the point it made people say "What an amazing vision, true presentation of Brazilian reality!" Keep in mind that during release it was hyped everywhere by everyone, mainly because it was foreign, exotic, "fresh". I think it was meh, but go ahead and watch it, decide for yourself.[/QUOTE] For me someone had the dvd and I nabbed it, didn't even know it was a gang flick at all. Really worthwhile and memorable experience; it's not the be-all end all of foreign cinema but this notion is only because a whole lot of people love the film and the fact that movies like these rarely get to see the light of day over in the [I]west.[/I]

Spent the day watching The Hobbit and all it's production diaries again. The film itself is a straight on 10/10, I can't get over how immersed I get in the film. It's just so beautiful and wondrous, nearly to the point of being indescribable. Watching the production diaries make me want be able to work in such an environment, to be able to experience the life of a film maker or even a set constructor or hell, even a electrician, working on such a massive picture. Can't wait for Desolation of Smaug but til then I'll watch some Lord of the Rings and maybe some more adventure movies... Been a long time since I saw the first Pirates of the Caribbean, actually.

The Hobbit was slightly disappointing.

I think it's because The Hobbit was a children's book. IIRC Tolkein was going to write a more mature version of it but he died before he could.

[QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;42915870]Pretty much this. I liked it a lot. One of my favorite films of 2012, it was a lot of fun. I just didn't like it as much as the LOTR movies. The second one looks fucking awesome, though. I can't wait for it.[/QUOTE] Well, The Hobbit is pretty a walking adventure with no important task besides the mountain. So yeah its going to be different than LOTR. I understand though, it took me awhile to get out of the LOTR mind set and into the The Hobbit mind set.

[QUOTE=Scot;42915917]I think it's because The Hobbit was a children's book. IIRC Tolkein was going to write a more mature version of it but he died before he could.[/QUOTE] I thought it was because it proved that practical effects (from LOTR) look much better than CGI in Hobbit. At least for me. I wouldn't mind if more movies would switch to 48 FPS format, though.

in my experience, i read hobbit before i read lotr but had seen the lotr films. so naturally i was pumped to see hobbit and was not disappointed. it almost kind of falls in the way of star wars but reverse, with releasing the original and then the prequel.

The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings is so tied up with my childhood I couldn't help but love the movie. Seriously, I was tearing up when I heard the familiar reedy notes of the Hobbiton theme. That's not to say it was flawless - it definitely dragged as it went on and I found myself longing for a fanedit that cut 30-60 minutes - but I certainly enjoyed the movie and will be back for the next parts.

I think you guys already know my view on Jackson's adaptions

The Hobbit had a lot wrong with it but it still remained entertaining, I appreciate the expanded scope of it.

The Hobbit was a big step down from LOTR and not just because of tone, I knew it was gonna be more kiddy, I mean I've read the Hobbit, it just wasn't as good. Only saw it once though so I couldn't really say why. It was still good and cool though [editline]19th November 2013[/editline] Frances Ha- 3/5 It was ok... Definitely not as good as I'd read it to be (the Guardian gave it 5/5 and and it got a lot of buzz at EIFF) but overall it was solid. A bit French New Wave-y, it was cool, it looked nice. It moved about well. I really enjoyed its fluid and realistic yet quirky dialogue, and I thought the characters coming in and out was really nice, it was a great little story following Frances around as she's trying to sort her life out. I actually really wanted to love this, and I did love parts of it, a lot of it actually. The main thing that brings it down a whole star is the part of the film between 50-70 minutes in (I think? I dunno). Frances just makes so many unjustly bad decisions that I couldn't sympathise and I started to really dislike her and by proxy stopped enjoying the film. But it saved itself with a really good ending. Great characters and a powerful and realistic portrayal of friendship in adult life, and the relationship between the flatmates was great. I enjoyed the film and apart from one section I thought it was brilliant but this one but around the end of the second act and beginning of the third brings the film right down. But I think this isn't a big issue as no one else has mentioned it, it just didn't rub right with me. I might rewatch it and I think I could maybe enjoy it better a second time through.

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[QUOTE=Fussy!;42915650]Spent the day watching The Hobbit and all it's production diaries again. The film itself is a straight on 10/10, I can't get over how immersed I get in the film. It's just so beautiful and wondrous, nearly to the point of being indescribable. [/QUOTE] imagine thinking this

[QUOTE=Zinayzen;40241218]Dredd that was WAY better than i expected. i'm thoroughly impressed. my mom liked it too, which i was suprised to see. also that girl's super hot[/QUOTE] I was also surprised at how good it was, also I love how we never saw Dredd's face (I did find out later it was part of a contract or something that he couldn't show his actual face).

watched Gattaca last night.. such a well shot film it's ridiculous, never seen a colour pallette of a film to be so rich and consistent. Great gem of a sci fi film, I think quite a lot of folk know about it and it won't be for everyone, there's no flashing lights or explosions but the acting is very natural and it's so friggin' smooth a film I'll have to see it again in 1080. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/OjLsuHm.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/N7PMUcW.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/cUIxYge.png[/IMG] yeah that's hank

[QUOTE=AK'z;42918588]watched Gattaca last night.. such a well shot film it's ridiculous, never seen a colour pallette of a film to be so rich and consistent. Great gem of a sci fi film, I think quite a lot of folk know about it and it won't be for everyone, there's no flashing lights or explosions but the acting is very natural and it's so friggin' smooth a film I'll have to see it again in 1080. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/OjLsuHm.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/N7PMUcW.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/cUIxYge.png[/IMG] yeah that's hank[/QUOTE] Haven't saw that movie before, but man, it looks like it does have a nice color pallette.

I loved Gattaca

Gattaca is incredible. Such a well realised world with a fantastic concept that is so perfectly executed. If there was a film that was an example of just, something that does everything that it wants to right, it's Gattaca. It nails literally every single thing. It's not really a favourite but it's pretty much flawless. I want to watch it again now that you've mentioned it actually :v: The themes are so powerful and so brilliantly portrayed. The cast is great. Its just so very very solid in all ways. [editline]19th November 2013[/editline] I don't know how popular the film is, I know its cast has come to be quite famous, but I think it's a seriously overlooked film. So much depth, such a well crafted world, incredible acting, powerful and relevant themes that aren't just the same Metropolis, 1984, Farenheit 451, dystopian shit (not to fault any of these works) Gattaca is wholely original. Yup it's jumped right up my watchlist now aha. I'll watch it sometime in the next couple days I think.