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

[The_J_Hat]

I used to think John Moore had some talent when I saw Behind Enemy Lines, but he's gotten progressively worse.

[Killuah]

[QUOTE=jew1ozer;43047112][B]Iron Sky[/B]
I remember the funding for this was sort of like crowdfunding before it took off and that was something I found interesting at the time. I also remember the backlash when it came out which put me off. I do however find the whole Nazi thing rather funny so I decided to try it with an open mind....... Aryan serums, mobile phone batteries and a story that must have took 5 seconds to think up. Fuck me, that was bad, really bad and totally unfunny. The so bad it's good never really washed with me so fuck this film.

So the mod was lying? I don't think so Edward, he seemed very sure about what he told me. You have a look into that IP ban you claim to know nothing about, good luck with that. You smell of fear Edward which is why you're getting up in the middle of the night to wipe my content.

I don't think Edward needs you to jump in front of him like a meatshield. I'll answer you with film.

Come on you cunts, name that fucking film!
Check out Rusty's profile page, I think Slacker's looking for a bro'mance. :>[/QUOTE]

How do you even set up all those accounts?

And I think IP banning is off since Garry has this forum for support reasons too and he doesn't want the system to autoban people who login from the same university and so on.

Also I just watched Star Trek with Plinkett commentary track last night, didn't know the movie before and yes it's really bad and exposes Shatner as the lucky fraud he is so I advise you all to watch it.

[jew1ozer]

[QUOTE=Killuah;43047657]How do you even set up all those accounts?
[/QUOTE]
I used to code websites and shit like that and I have an automated email creator similar to the one spammers use to hit forums and blogs. With this I can register here in a matter of seconds. Knowledge is power comrade.

[Joz]

[QUOTE=Sir Whoopsalot;43047500]Max Payne - 2/10[/QUOTE]
It was the only film on which I walked out of theater. Few months later I downloaded it, and again I stopped watching before ending. I forced myself to finish it later. Everything about this film was awful, and the worst thing was the potential that film had. Mila Kunis and Olga Kurylenko as Sax Sisters? Marky Mark as Max? Sign me in. It's not like it's fucking complicated to turn this game into a film. It's actually easy, as with most games with story being the central point. But when a main actor tells you he knows nothing about his character (because he is afraid of addiction to video games), then it's a slight indicator of what you can expect from a movie.

Compared to this, Hitman adaptation was a freaking masterpiece. It also shat all over original material, but at least it was enjoyable as an action flick.

[mikeyt493]

Joz are you some kind of masochist because that is a lot of dedication and torture to wish upon yourself for no gain whatsoever

[sir whoopsalot]

[QUOTE=Joz;43047912]It was the only film on which I walked out of theater. Few months later I downloaded it, and again I stopped watching before ending. I forced myself to finish it later. Everything about this film was awful, and the worst thing was the potential that film had. Mila Kunis and Olga Kurylenko as Sax Sisters? Marky Mark as Max? Sign me in. It's not like it's fucking complicated to turn this game into a film. It's actually easy, as with most games with story being the central point. But when a main actor tells you he knows nothing about his character (because he is afraid of addiction to video games), then it's a slight indicator of what you can expect from a movie.

Compared to this, Hitman adaptation was a freaking masterpiece. It also shat all over original material, but at least it was enjoyable as an action flick.[/QUOTE]

Why on earth would you try to watch it again if you walked out on the first viewing?

[mikeyt493]

I can compare your experience to only the Purge which I actually managed to sit through cos I was there with friends and we decided to just wait it out. I couldn't even consider seeing that film again. Man, even just the mere mention of The Purge could set me off on an angry rant on how atrociously terribly offensively painfully awful that film is. Having to sit through it a second time would be torture and there is approx. 0% chance of me ever letting that happen

[Scot]

I was smart enough not to bother with Max Payne. Or Hitman.

[mikeyt493]

[QUOTE=Pops;43043196]he's already started a directorial career, did an indie film called maniac with kid cudi a few years ago

it's surprisingly good. lebouf also cameos in as the cameraman.

slight spoiler, it's akin to that venom short that came out a few months back.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVemNLOwCJ0[/media][/QUOTE]

That's actually really good. Well shot and a cool style going on. I loved some parts actually, like the opening shot was brilliant, the tracking shot where it goes to the burning house and just keeps going. And the murders were done very well, I'm glad Shia didn't shy away or hide things via cuts. Can't say I'm surprised though- as I said I reckoned he would be ambitious and daring. I reckon I was right.

It was definitely style over substance, but its definitely got good style. All he needs is a solid script and I reckon we could see a strong director come out of Shia. I look forward to it and hope he comes out with a feature at some point. I've taken a shine to LaBeouf recently and he's one of the guys whose future I'm keeping an eye on.

[editline]2nd December 2013[/editline]

I think with LaBeouf it's a thing about maturity whether we'll get something good out of him yet, and I think that considering that was 2011 he's matured since making Maniac and his outlooks have changed a bit. So I reckon that given time he'll come up with something good.

[Joz]

[QUOTE=mikeyt493;43047933]Joz are you some kind of masochist because that is a lot of dedication and torture to wish upon yourself for no gain whatsoever[/QUOTE]
I'm a huge fan of Max Payne series and I thought that maybe it will grew on me or something. I was wrong. Later I thought that I may as well finish those last 20 minutes.

Another thing is that I try to not criticize and rate films I've finished. That's why I won't complain at Great Gatsby, but that one I won't pick up anytime soon.

[Pops]

[QUOTE=Scot;43048282]I was smart enough not to bother with Max Payne. Or Hitman.[/QUOTE]

as bad as hitman was it was still a million times better than max payne

i think the problem is olga kurylenko, she essentially botched both films.

[jew2ozer]

[B]Entre les murs (2008)[/B]

Theres been a good few films about classes full of dead end pupils lead by inspirational teachers with varying degrees of honesty. The Adrien Brody and Ryan Gosling movies are 2 excellent examples but this French film is pure art. Art is supposed to reflect life and this is why its so damn good because its totally honest in the way it tells its story and how the characters exist in the narrative. No soundtrack, no melodrama and no massive story as such, just great honest characters.

The actors reveal so much about their motivations and the script reveals much about the balance of power between class and teacher and how a teacher keeps control. What comes across is the utter hopelessness of a section of society that has no aspirations or care for themselves. The second to last scene is subtle but extremely revealing and powerful in terms of how these kids think and I was blown away. The presentation was similar to the other French film 'A Prophet' because that also sidelined the usual pointless bullshit that clouds a great film.

A must see for film lovers.

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[Killuah]

What the fuck Rusty could you at least not delete the stuff that is not about jewdozer in your weird little obsessive grudge?

Recap: Saw Star Trek V and it sucked balls, Shattner = lucky fraudster

I'm about to watch "The Man Who Wasn't There" by the Coen brothers.

[mikeyt493]

The Passion Of Joan Of Arc- 5/5

Stunning. This is ranked #9 on Sight and Sound's Greatest Films Of All Time and I can see why. A very emotional, compelling and brutal telling of Joan of Arc's final day alive, starting with her court proceedings and ending with her death. A gripping tale with an absolutely incredible lead performance, often considered one of the single greatest onsreen performances -something I will not dispute- very effective, creative and impressive cinematography. The camerawork is one of the first things you notice about this film as it is almost all close-ups. You see Joan in anything bigger than a wide maybe three times? I think only two though. A really interesting way to tell the story but it totally works. Joan is often softly lit and from above, whereas her persecutors are harshly lit and from below. The film is very bleak but Joan is one maybe the most beautiful soul I've seen in a film (I don't know about her in real life but the film is adapted very closely from the transcripts of the original trial). her honour and trust in God is refreshing and just, to repeat, beautiful. It's great to know that she exists. Going by the film, she is a pure and good soul and I loved her character and her portrayal. One of the best characters in a film I've seen.

I adored this film and I urge everyone to watch it- it's silent but I watched the Criterion edition which comes with accompaniment by a composition based around the film. It works as a soundtrack as it works around things like dialogue and events, and it's really great. The dialogue is pretty snappy which is nice but it's very affecting. Every line hits hard. It's only about 80 minutes as well so it's not a big investment of time. Really, really great and not a film to be missed.

[AK'z]

[QUOTE=filmcritic;43049852][B]Entre les murs (2008)[/B][/QUOTE]

this film is brilliant.. just so vital that people see this, even in schools this is such a relevant watch.

[editline]2nd December 2013[/editline]

[QUOTE=mikeyt493;43050334]The Passion Of Joan Of Arc- 5/5

Stunning. This is ranked #9 on Sight and Sound's Greatest Films Of All Time and I can see why. A very emotional, compelling and brutal telling of Joan of Arc's final day alive, starting with her court proceedings and ending with her death. A gripping tale with an absolutely incredible lead performance, often considered one of the single greatest onsreen performances -something I will not dispute- very effective, creative and impressive cinematography. The camerawork is one of the first things you notice about this film as it is almost all close-ups. You see Joan in anything bigger than a wide maybe three times? I think only two though. A really interesting way to tell the story but it totally works. Joan is often softly lit and from above, whereas her persecutors are harshly lit and from below. The film is very bleak but Joan is one maybe the most beautiful soul I've seen in a film (I don't know about her in real life but the film is adapted very closely from the transcripts of the original trial). her honour and trust in God is refreshing and just, to repeat, beautiful. It's great to know that she exists. Going by the film, she is a pure and good soul and I loved her character and her portrayal. One of the best characters in a film I've seen.

I adored this film and I urge everyone to watch it- it's silent but I watched the Criterion edition which comes with accompaniment by a composition based around the film. It works as a soundtrack as it works around things like dialogue and events, and it's really great. The dialogue is pretty snappy which is nice but it's very affecting. Every line hits hard. It's only about 80 minutes as well so it's not a big investment of time. Really, really great and not a film to be missed.[/QUOTE]

yes for fucks sake this film is so damn good :-(

[editline]2nd December 2013[/editline]

them eyes man... they really pierce the soul

[jew2ozer]

I'm going to have to try that out. The only silent film I've seen was D W Griffith Birth of a Nation and that was good but hard going. I've never read anything bad about this Joan of Arc film.

[AK'z]

Thing is.. I saw that flick without the soundtrack and people have been going back and forth as to which soundtrack was best.

Watching a silent film like that truly silently is one of the most unique experiences I've had. I'll have to see it with a nice soundtrack though.

[mikeyt493]

It has several soundtracks because the original was lost which would make for really interested rewatches- I imagine it'd give a totally different experience every time. And yeah, those eyes. Definitely. Those eyes tell more than most actors can with their entire body and dialogue. Stunning performance, one of the best I've seen, the film is a total masterpiece and I already want to watch it again. May go without a soundtrack, may try and find another soundtrack. I feel the film really benefitted from being silent quite honestly. I don't know what it is, but the sheer power of the purely physical performances made for a very unique viewing experience that's unlike anything today. I'll probably watch this again soon. Just so good.

[editline]3rd December 2013[/editline]

me watching Joan of Arc--

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[jew2ozer]

Funny but when I bought birth of a nation I noticed there was no music on it which was not the case with the TV version I saw. I guess this is pretty common practice with films from this era?

[AK'z]

Thing is.. once you really go into detail, some of the shots are just breathtaking and effective, and I don't mean just for the time. They're techniques that were pioneered.

[Scoops]

Metropolis is my favorite silent film.

[mikeyt493]

[QUOTE=jew2ozer;43050549]Funny but when I bought birth of a nation I noticed there was no music on it which was not the case with the TV version I saw. I guess this is pretty common practice with films from this era?[/QUOTE]

A lot of silent films had live accompaniment but I don't really know much about it. Some, I couldn't say what kind of proportion, did have scores written for them that were played either live or later through gramophone. The score for The Passion of Joan of Arc was lost along with most of the footage, only the score was never recovered. So there's been lots of interpretations over the years.

I've not seen Birth of a Nation but I'm very interested as it was the first blockbuster and essentially created modern cinematography. I've seen parts and I've seen stills and it's just an incredible achievement of filmmaking. It's honestly just hard to wrap your head around how groundbreaking Birth of a Nation was. The Passion was very groundbreaking as well as AK'z pointed out- its use of high and low angles, its heavy emphasis on close-ups to show emotions, its use of the dutch angle, I even noticed a couple shots of the sky and there was a shot near the end that was entirely of water, showing a reflection of the action- it was excellent. The cinematography is really emotive and brilliant.

[editline]3rd December 2013[/editline]

I've not seen Metropolis. Seen a couple bits in film studies classes and I'm pretty interested but I've heard that it's actually not as smart as it thinks and is really heavy handed. HG Wells said it was the silliest film ever made and he hated it. But still, I'll probably watch it due to its status. M is the Fritz Lang film I'm really interested in, and it's near the top of my watch list just now.

[AK'z]

Amazed after losing it that they managed to get it together so smoothly. Cred to Criterion and Masters of Cinema.

Quite frankly I'm amazed that there's finally a blu-ray and it's glorious.

okay just re-read how they discovered it
[quote] In 1981, an employee of the Dikemark Sykehus mental institution in Oslo found several film canisters in a janitor's closet that were labeled as being The Passion of Joan of Arc.[/quote]

now that's ridiculous :v:

[editline]3rd December 2013[/editline]

[QUOTE=mikeyt493;43050650]M is the Fritz Lang film I'm really interested in, and it's near the top of my watch list just now.[/QUOTE]

yep, that's a film... really is

[mikeyt493]

Read up on the Criterion release before watching it and this version is the closest thing to Dreyer's original vision that there's been- it was a long lost print that was found in a janitor's closet in a mental asylum in Olso... Crazy. (no pun intended) maybe they used it as therapy/escapism. It was the cut made before the Church and government censored Dreyer and he had to make a second cut, which was the only one that survived because the original's master print was destroyed by fire.

I think it's totally crazy how easy it was back then to just lose a film. Like for it to just stop existing. Anyone who's watched Inglorious Basterds knows how flammable nitrate film was. The original Nosferatu only exists because one copy managed to survive. It was burnt before ever being shown because Bram Stoker sued Murnau for copyright and won. Somehow one copy managed to survive and that was shown and duplicated. If that one print didn't make it we would be down one of the most influential films ever made... It's just insane. Who knows how many classic films have just vanished? Maybe there are some made that would have changed the way cinema progressed. We'll never know and it's really quite weird.

[editline]3rd December 2013[/editline]

ah you edited that in while I was writing my post! But yeah it's a strange one.

[AK'z]

this is my personal favourite silent film: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Page_of_Madness[/url]
another one that was almost totally lost too, what's sad is:
[quote]The print existing today is missing nearly a third of what was shown in theaters in 1926. Showings in 1920s Japan would have included live narration by a storyteller or benshi as well as musical accompaniment.[/quote]

what can you do eh?

[mikeyt493]

I've watched barely any silent film but it's a medium I've been meaning to explore more. The thought of it has always been a little intimidating but I watch non-English films and can deal with subtitles so I'm not sure why. I figured I'd get into it with a classic and honestly any prejudices I had are gone after watching Joan of Arc, because I was captivated from beginning to end and it opened my eyes. Definitely going to start exploring silent cinema more. I think I'll check that film out AK'z.

[editline]3rd December 2013[/editline]

I think Nosferatu is the only other feature length silent film I've seen...

[The_J_Hat]

I remember the first silent film I ever watched was Mel Brooks's Silent Movie. Really, it removed all my fears of silent films.

[Smoovedawg1]

"Vampire's kiss" 6.5/10 I watched this and was amused by the hilarity of Nicholas Cage's acting style.

[Scot]

The Skin I Live In

What a wonderfully fucked up movie that's actually better the second time round. It's very slow and steady with an unusual chronology but it's never boring or confusing. If you like dark, unique movies then definitely give it a watch.

[fruxodaily]

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Fucking loved it, that's about it really. I need to watch the rest of the Jay and Silent Bob movies tho but i just loved this one so that's a good start

[editline]3rd December 2013[/editline]

8.5/10