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jewdozer is it really worth all this effort?

[QUOTE=Scot;42966136]jewdozer is it really worth all this effort?[/QUOTE] Takes me less than 60 seconds to register and post so yes really. You guys are worth more than 60 seconds of my time. Kisses.

then theyll keep getting deleted. [editline]24th November 2013[/editline] since you just wont learn. you've lost your right to post on this website "You guys are worth more than 60 seconds of my time. Kisses." this whole schtick is really pathetic too. you've lost. you can either continue down the path of deluded crazy or quit while you're ahead and have a little dignity.

I wanted to see what movies she reviewed though. :-[ [editline]24th November 2013[/editline] was watching Martin Scorsese's Bringing out the Dead. I expected some kind of police procedural and it ended up being a medical drama, which was fantastic. I've recently seen a few seasons of House and Scrubs and this one is more on the parademic side of things. Nicolas Cage isn't crazy or anything either, well he is but still this is one of his best for me..

[b]Prisoners.[/b] Boy, it was fun. Definitely one of the best films I saw this year. A great example how thrillers should've been made. It was amazing visually for a such "simple" film and it had a good script but Denis Villeneuve created something fantastic out of it. Obvious comparisons to Se7en, Zodiac, and even Silence of the Lambs are not far-fetched. It's really, really tense at times, it knows how to weigh the plot and how to create this eerie, unsettling atmosphere, just by showing a tree for example. But be careful, don't let anyone spoil that movie for you - it's one of those films that are best the first time. [sp]What I really like about this film, is how clear it was. Now when I think about this, one was able to solve the entire thing in the middle of the film. Myself I've managed to realize who was the guy found in the priest's house and that Alex was that kidnapped boy really early, and even connect those two dots but later I forgot about it, and the fact that Holly Jones was doing her husband's legacy has took me by a surprise. I was expecting something much more cliche. And the fact that she was played by Melissa Leo. Great make up work. I would suspect her more if I would know this.[/sp] It was a really solid film. I wonder if I'll like while watching it second time, but for now - solid [b]9 out of 10.[/b] Oh, and just give Paul Dano an Oscar already. Maybe he just screams all the time, but he's really terrific at it.

[QUOTE=AK'z;42966401]I wanted to see what movies she reviewed though. :-[ [/QUOTE] [B]The Red Violin (1998)[/B] A tale that starts in the late 1600's at the moment a violin in made by a master craftmen and the ensuing 400 years of history detailing the people who have owned it and been how they are affected by it, right up to an auction for it in modern day. This is a fantastic idea as the star of the film was a piece of wood with some strings attached to it but the characters and intrigue surrounding its tale are wonderful and nicely edited together. Theres a nice plot to it as the violin has a couple of secrets up its sleve which worked brilliantly because its story is connected with its past. Samuel Jackson was a gamble in his role but the fact he pulled off his character is testament to his abilities and he should continue with a bit of diversity. Overall this was a fantastic film with an original delivery. I recommend this highly. [B]The Act of Killing (2012 docu film)[/B] Docu film of a group of men who were involved in the Indonesian mass murder of communists in the 60's. The concept is these men are asked to star in their own film where they re-enact their murdering in the style of various film genres. To watch mass murderers doing this and talking on camera totally openly about the crimes they committed leaves me wordless. These men are friends with government and society seems to view them as heros. The detail they go into about what they did is just odd as normally such men would run from the cameras. I managed to see the 2:40 full version which was somewhat overlong but when it hit, it hit hard, especially when they start to wrap things up. These men are beasts and the fact they are celebrated publicly and are able to speak so openly about their crimes is a terrible indictment of Indonesian establishment and society. The international war crimes courts really need to look further than the easy targets in the African continent and take a look at this film. This was not really edited too well but to have such men talking so openly on camera in this senario makes this essential viewing. A must see. Some nice posts about Warmest colour and Von Triers upcoming here comrades. [QUOTE=Rusty100;42966182]then theyll keep getting deleted. [editline]24th November 2013[/editline] since you just wont learn. you've lost your right to post on this website "You guys are worth more than 60 seconds of my time. Kisses." this whole schtick is really pathetic too. you've lost. you can either continue down the path of deluded crazy or quit while you're ahead and have a little dignity.[/QUOTE] lol I'll answer you with film. Free night under the sheets with my pops for the first right guess> [quote][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/DmLMbk5.jpg[/IMG] Here's what I'm willing to offer you............ nothing.[/quote] [highlight](User was permabanned for this post ("alt of jewdozer" - Rusty100))[/highlight]

Saw this last week, some powerful stuff. :-)

[QUOTE=AK'z;42967767]Saw this last week, some powerful stuff. :-)[/QUOTE] Glad you liked that. It's quite an important release I thought and left me with more questions than answers about where the world is on these topics. Why have the war crimes courts in the Hague not persued these men? How can a government this corrupt still be in power there. What is wrong with Indonesia?

It's so incredibly fucked up and hardly anyone knows, hardly anyone will see the documentary either..

Monsters University - 8/10 Not Pixar's best film but I think it's easily their best animation work this side of Wall-E. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Extended Cut) - 9/10 Still weak in a couple spots, but the additional/extended scenes were a pleasant improvement over the original, even if a couple of them were wholly unnecessary.

[QUOTE=JeanLuc761;42968392]Monsters University - 8/10 Not Pixar's best film but I think it's easily their best animation work this side of Wall-E. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Extended Cut) - 9/10 Still weak in a couple spots, but the additional/extended scenes were a pleasant improvement over the original, even if a couple of them were wholly unnecessary.[/QUOTE] I really hated the hobbit film because of the constant cat and mouse scenes with very little character and story. The only part where I sat up was when they entered the kingdom of the elves. Are the extras worth sitting through this sludge again comrade?

anyone here seen Disconnect? The story sounds interesting. The cover is dumb tho, just a QR code that takes you to the movie's FB page. geez

[QUOTE=JeanLuc761;42968392]Monsters University - 8/10 Not Pixar's best film but I think it's easily their best animation work this side of Wall-E.[/QUOTE] I expected Monsters University to be weak at best but it was really great. Like you said, beautiful animation. The detail, all the little world-tweaks to make it monstery, and the little sight gags in both background and character design are brilliant.

Mama 3/10 Didn't like it. It didn't offer anything I hadn't seen before. There were some cool effects for the ghost's movement through floors but other than that nothing much to see. Biggest complaint was how there were a lot of stuff that just didn't make sense, and characters acting illogically. [sp]Why was the psychologist so ready to believe in ghosts? Why did he keep that dead baby in his office and go to the cabin for ghost shit despite the fact that the only proof he had for ghosts was a story a kid told and a black spot on a wall? Why did Annabel just theft a dead baby from said psychologist who was at this point dead? How did Lucas check himself out of the hospital almost immediately after waking up from a coma as well as seeing the ghost of his brother for one scene and never again? Not to mention the ending was pretty shit, because there's no way that they'd be able to keep Victoria considering that both Lily and the only other person vying for custody of the girls just disappear, and "it was ghosts" isn't a good legal strategy.[/sp]

[IMG]http://www.chud.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/The-Devils-Double.jpg[/IMG] Interesting account of a "true" story. Dominic Cooper was great, although I felt like most of his performance as Uday was exaggerated and sometimes the acting and dialogues sounded like something from an 80s action flick. I also felt like the ending was too sudden and anti-climactic, they could have thought of some more compelling way to close it. The story is also somewhat underwhelming, it doesn't seem to point into any particular direction other than just showing this poor guy being tormented by a dick for an hour and a half. Still, it has its moments. I liked the photography very much, most of the movie was filmed in Malta (where I am now) and I recognized various locations and landmarks. Pretty cool to see them in a high budget production. 7/10

[i]Children of Men[/i] - 9/10 Really good dystopian/sci-fi movie all around. The long takes were superb.

[QUOTE=KlaseR;42970829][IMG]http://www.chud.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/The-Devils-Double.jpg[/IMG] Interesting account of a "true" story. Dominic Cooper was great, although I felt like most of his performance as Uday was exaggerated and sometimes the acting and dialogues sounded like something from an 80s action flick. I also felt like the ending was too sudden and anti-climactic, they could have thought of some more compelling way to close it. The story is also somewhat underwhelming, it doesn't seem to point into any particular direction other than just showing this poor guy being tormented by a dick for an hour and a half. Still, it has its moments. I liked the photography very much, most of the movie was filmed in Malta (where I am now) and I recognized various locations and landmarks. Pretty cool to see them in a high budget production. 7/10[/QUOTE] That has to be one of my favorite movie posters. I don't have that much interest in seeing the movie itself (heck, for the longest time I couldn't even remember its name) but that shiny cover kept grabbing my eye.

Kagemusha - 10/10 What a great and then depressing film. The story's premise is so interesting. But then again, I couldn't stand watching the ending because of how depressing it is.

[B]Full Metal Jacket[/B] One of my favorite Vietnam movies, if not my favorite (in tough competition with Apocalypse Now). This is my 4th or 5th time watching this one and it never gets old. Nothing even compares to the first half. The second half is also amazing, but I feel that it is the first half that really shines. I give this film 5 out of 5 Gomer Pyles. [B]Shaun of the Dead[/B] This is my first time watching it in years. Rather good comedy. Not that bad of a zombie movie either. Pegg and Frost work together so well, but I still like Hot Fuzz more than this. Overall, I give it 5 dogs looking up out of 5.

[B]Thor: The Dark World[/B] - 7/10 [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7e/Thor_-_The_Dark_World_poster.jpg[/IMG] This was pretty good overall. At the beginning it dragged quite a bit, especially with all the human shenanigans, but the last third was quite enjoyable. The production design was interesting - it's weird to see elves and humans fighting with swords, shields, and laser-guns. I do think Asgard had a very good mix of futuristic sheen and old-world earthiness, while the Dark Elves' machinery seemed a bit too complex at times (especially the ships) where others (like Kurse) were overly rustic. Loki was handled pretty well. He gets called out on a lot of the bad things he was up to previously, but you're never quite sure what side he's on. You can tell Thor [I]wants[/I] to trust him, but he also struggles knowing that he really never can. Thor is written well too, I like his brash meatheadness combining with having a good heart and a never-ending drive to do what's right. Portman and her science friends were all right, but at times were used for really broad, annoying comedy. (on a similar note, Sif > Jane, what are you even doing Thor). I think the biggest issue with the movie was pacing and scale. The threat just isn't built up enough to really shock us. We're told it's this hugely dangerous worlds-ending superweapon, but we never quite believe it. Malaketh is all right as an antagonist, but he simply isn't introduced well and never builds up a feeling of menace or power. The battles all either take places in small cramped areas or big empty ones. Not Marvel Studios' greatest outing. But all in all, go ahead and see it if you're planning to. It's a fun time with quite a few good bits in it.

hey guys don't quote jewdozer [editline]25th November 2013[/editline] i dont like shitting this thread up with this bullshit any more than you guys so let's make this the last things said on the subject. all her posts are being deleted, and yours will be edited or deleted if you quote her, since simply just banning isn't getting it through to her. and i'm in here all the time, i'm not just gonna ignore it. hope u all understand :)

[QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;42974353]The Good, The Bad and The Ugly- 10/10[/QUOTE] i rly want my local classic cinema place to bring this back. theyve done it in the past, but i haven't gone before. they are always doing old movies, and on genuine film too I believe. i'd kill to see this on film

I'd kill to have a local classic cinema. The only theater in town is a shitty Cinema 6 that only shows new releases and never anything special.

I would pay good money for really good screenings of films. I can't believe the imax in London is going totally digital :/

Unforgiven 10/10 I had a great time with this film and it had to grow on me. In my first viewing, the movie didnt seem all that great but the movie stuck around in my head. After repeated viewings, the cinematography,the direction, acting and dialogue became more alive for me. I dunno, I'm just really loving this movie now.

i saw Filth today really disappointing. just overwhelmingly strange and not a lot of substance. [sp]his death at the end sort of makes the entire film seem pointless, too. as well as the fact i called him dressing up as his dead or gone wife like 15 minutes in.[/sp] i mean, it's worth one watch. but probably not another.

Watching "The Not-so-amazing Spiderman" Is this supose to be a Spiderman reboot, but with everything good replaced with teenangst stuff and bad dialogues? And while a mutant was releasing a bio gas, the dumb cops were still trying to catch spidey. Bad guy turns to good guy cliche. The one who promises to be safe gets killed. I don't like this film one bit. The Green Lantern Shit was just.. bad. Pacific Rim Film were good except for some logical stuff. But hey, it was giant robots fighting giant monsters.

I feel pretty lucky to have a cinema thats market is that kinda stuff. There's usually at least one older film playing a week. Terminator is playing on Saturday. It was The Thing last Saturday and Alien before that. They did a neo-noir thing earlier this year as well and it was Drive, Blue Velvet, Taxi Driver and Blade Runner. They used to do retrospectives where they play every film of a director's career, one a week, but they've not in a while, they did Tarantino, The Coen Brothers and Tim Burton last year but there's been nothing for ages which is a shame

[QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;42976665]Sad thing is, I didn't even know these were a thing until a couple of years ago. Figured they just died out over time. The nearest theater for me is over an hour away, so I hardly get to go see anything when it's new, but I remember one day that I was checking through the listings and they were playing "Pulp Fiction". If I ever had any regrets involving movie theaters, it was not going to see that movie on the big screen when I had the chance. Then it occurred to me, I'd LOVE to see a lot of old movies on the big screen. Like, imagine seeing Apocalypse Now in theaters, or Alien [B]or the original untainted version of Star Wars.[/B] I don't know if any of you are lucky enough to have a classic cinema close to you, but man, I'd love to go to one even if it's just once in my lifetime. It'd just be a cool experience. Look at me, I'm rambling again. Back on topic. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest- 10/10 I've been going through a lot of old movies that I was shown in high school by my film teacher, and this one was always one of my favorites that he showed me. I won't even go into detail about it, go into it cold and enjoy. [sp] Nurse Ratched is one of my favorite villains, too. She's such a perfect bitch. [/sp][/QUOTE] This exists? I thought Lucas destroyed the oldest copies and the closest thing we had was the Despecialized Edition? [url]http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Harmys-STAR-WARS-Despecialized-Edition-HD-V25-MKV-IS-OUT-NOW/topic/12713/[/url]

obviously they play current stuff as well. Mostly slightly smaller, indie stuff but since they got bought by Cineworld they've started having big Hollywood films as well but not as many. Django was there and Gravity is still playing. [editline]25th November 2013[/editline] ninja'd also I have been reminded that I need to watch the star wars films again. Not seen them in years.