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saw Magnolia last night well worth staying up until 4:30 for

[b]Children of Men (2006)[/b] great [b]French Connection (1971)[/b] not as great

[QUOTE=Demeschik;46046791][b]Children of Men (2006)[/b] great [b]French Connection (1971)[/b] not as great[/QUOTE] french connection won best picture, it's a classic you turd. i personally feel a clockwork orange should have taken the award, but really both were the clear contenders for best picture that year, nothing else really compared.

[QUOTE=Pops;46049244]french connection won best picture, it's a classic you turd. i personally feel a clockwork orange should have taken the award, but really both were the clear contenders for best picture that year, nothing else really compared.[/QUOTE] To be honest I feel like I've been desensitized by the suspense and action of modern thriller films, and that's why French Connection didn't quite do the thing for me. Aside from one good (and slightly goofy) scene, the villain barely had any presence. Same for his henchman, really. Popeye was a strong character though, no complaints there.

[QUOTE=Pops;46049244]french connection won best picture[/QUOTE] so did the hurt locker

hurt locker was nice :] [editline]22nd September 2014[/editline] [img]http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk143/faeini1/canofworms.gif[/img]

as if Best Picture (or any Oscar) is an accurate measurement when you're working on that level Also I watched a couple films [B]Short Term 12 (dir. Destin Daniel Cretton, 2013)- 9/10[/B] Adored this. Very, very good film, one of my favourites of last year. Short Term 12 is the titular group home for teenagers and it focuses mainly on Grace, played wonderfully by Brie Larson, a young worker who has to balance her own private and emotional struggles along with working with kids that more often than not have their very own struggles to deal with. The film takes place over the course of around a week, and focuses as well as Grace mainly on the stories of Marcus, a boy just about to turn 18 and so will have to leave, and Jayden, a girl with a history of self-harm who has just arrived. As well as this we see other kids and the workmates. Nate is a new worker there, and his inexperience contrasts with Grace's ability to understand and care for the youths. She developed this experience before even being a worker as her past is rather dark and it unfolds as the film goes on. We really get into Grace's psyche and that's one of the great things about this film- we look at things like abuse, living without parents, in poorer areas (or not), we see people from all walks of life, and how they all interact. It's a great human story with stellar direction and all round incredible acting, the kids are all brilliant. Highly recommend this film for sure. It's only 90 minutes and flies by in the best way. Consistently entertaining, but it's a bit of an emotional rollercoaster as it can hurt a lot but also has some really beautiful scenes of friendship and love and happiness. [B]The Grapes of Wrath (John Ford, 1940)- 4/10 [/B] [I]Ugh.[/I] This film fucking sucks. It's boring as hell and so fucking blatant in its message. It didn't even look that pretty or anything. It's adapted from a Steinbeck novel, the only Steinbeck I've read was Of Mice & Men for high school. I remember liking it. I won't be reading this one any time soon, though. Its political message (bordering on Socialism, certainly an anti-current Government statement. There was some anti-cop sentiment there too) was just fucking hammered into be for 2 dull as hell hours. I know capitalism sucks. I know cops suck. I know we gotta change and I know we're all getting fucked over. So why am I watching this film? It's not exactly about some hidden agenda, it's blatant and it's ham-fisted as shit. This film was in the first selection to be preserved in the National Film Registry but it still blows. Idk maybe it was more poignant back when it came out but it aged like shit all round. AVOID even if it did win some Oscars [B]Enemy (Dir. Dennis Villenvue, 2014) - 8/10 (at least)[/B] Thoroughly enjoyed this one. Fascinating from start to finish, I was right into trying to decipher the film from the moment it began. Its use of yellow, the spider symbolim, the focus on webs (eg telephone wires looking like a web, the car window, when Gyllenhaal opens his door to [sp]meet his "twin" the telephone wires appear through the window reflection on his face, an obvious one of him being trapped in "his own web" or gone too far etc[/sp]. The pregnancy. The Ex. The job. The mother. The party. His being a history lecturer. Everything. I want to know what it all means. I got some stuff out of it but I can't wait to watch this brilliant flick again to get even more out of it. Normally when I watch a film I'll form my own thoughts, yes, but within a day I'll be looking it up online to see what others thought. This time I'm not, because I want to break it down myself because I think I'm not far off the bigger picture of this film, but I don't want to talk about it yet. I loved this and Gyllenhaal's performance is stellar as is Villlenvue's wonderfully creative direction, the use of sound and music are incredible and the narrative is fantastically convoluted. Highly recommended for people looking for something strange and worth looking deeper into, it's a great but weird thriller either way but I can't see you liking it and not wanting to understand all the intricacies of this film.

one easy tip for Enemy [sp]they're the same person[/sp] that film is much less Lynchy to figure out tbh, once you get your head around the [sp]spiders[/sp] then you've sussed it all out p much. It's fairly basic, and the way he reacts to the [sp]spider[/sp] is only an indication of what you're thinking. that film is surprisingly good but not quite the Mulholland Drive. [editline]22nd September 2014[/editline] Inland Empire is a motherfucker though.

I thought so, but that's what makes me so intrigued. I want to go back and see the ins and outs, I feel there's far more to it than that. However the way it was tied up was absolutely amazing (the [sp]them switching roles thing. I kept waiting for the pregnant wife to call him out on being the "imposter" but at the same time there had been inklings that they're the same, it was top notch suspense[/sp]) The Spiders are the mystery for me, not so much the plot. I kinda get some stuff but as I said not enough to write about yet. Will revisit it soon.

[QUOTE=AK'z;46049585]hurt locker was nice :] [editline]22nd September 2014[/editline] [img]http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk143/faeini1/canofworms.gif[/img][/QUOTE] Regardless of how you feel about it. District 9 and Inglorious Basterds. I mean come on, how did Hurt Locker beat both of those?

[QUOTE=Rastadogg;46050111]Regardless of how you feel about it. District 9 and Inglorious Basterds. I mean come on, how did Hurt Locker beat both of those?[/QUOTE] its an Iraq war movie lol

[QUOTE=Rastadogg;46050111]Regardless of how you feel about it. District 9 and Inglorious Basterds. I mean come on, how did Hurt Locker beat both of those?[/QUOTE] because they werent about iraq

[QUOTE=Rastadogg;46050111]Regardless of how you feel about it. District 9 and Inglorious Basterds. I mean come on, how did Hurt Locker beat both of those?[/QUOTE] not socially significant lad. why would prawns and scalps win over american principles.

reminder that this is Oscar winning writing-- [IMG]https://41.media.tumblr.com/941024d361927eefab0bbaf3ab3a4d1f/tumblr_mir5t6liL61s5k0eto1_500.jpg[/IMG]

it was alright i guess

[QUOTE=mikeyt493;46050402]reminder that this is Oscar winning writing-- [IMG]https://41.media.tumblr.com/941024d361927eefab0bbaf3ab3a4d1f/tumblr_mir5t6liL61s5k0eto1_500.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] I'll call it fake, Tarantino doesn't have that nice handwriting, his is worse than a seven-years old. Besides, if you look at most of the scripts the descriptions are usually written in a very casual manner. They're not supposed to be poetic and epic - they need to present a clear vision to the person reading and interpreting it. What matters are dialogues and how they connect with each other and how natural they sound. [editline]22nd September 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=Scot;46050841]it was alright i guess[/QUOTE] It was decent but nothing special. What works negatively for that film is the fact that Tarantino is able to make a better film, and certainly, a much better western.

django was fun. fun alone isn't earning a 10/10, not even 9.

django was 11/10 before i even watched it--i was sold immediately on the "black man murdering white people" thing

Django was nothing but a regression for Tarantino. Fun, and all round good, but a regression.

django had excellent beer and also 'ascertain' and 'smitty bcall gang'. that is all. and 100 pints of blood.

[b]Schindler's List: 10/10[/b] I honestly sorta expected me to dislike this movie, dunno, why, but I figured it couldn't be THAT good, it's another holocaust movie. I was wrong, it's great. Go see it if you haven't already. I don't really need to say anything else. Well actually, I should bring up the fact that it can be surprisingly funny at times, I wasn't expecting that.

django fuckin owned since when did you guys flip flop on that

Django still owned hard I saw it twice but it is on the low end of his filmography and I do feel he went kinda backwards with it in terms of he was getting grand and interesting narrative focus with Kill Bill and Basterds but then in Django he just went back to having it be almost 3 hours of basically just him killing dudes in an undeniably cool and stylish way but it was way more shallow and less complex than Basterds etc Then again he did also make Death Proof so idk maybe hes still dabbling between exploitation/homage and cool slightly stranger/more out there flicks like Basterds and Kill Bill and my post is pointless and wrong cos ofc he can do both/more than either [editline]23rd September 2014[/editline] i accept that this post is vapid and lacking any real argument but hey

who is flip flopping? i am completely serious with that 11/10 rating.

[QUOTE=Scot;46049410]so did the hurt locker[/QUOTE] alright, you got me there, there are a lot of films that won best picture when the clear winner got side-shafted. but go look at the rest of the nominations that year and tell me it wasn't a clear cut choice between french connection and aco or fiddler.

Magnolia 5/5 Oh. My. God. That was amazing. How the fuck did Tom Cruise not win the Oscar for this? He was superb, and the rest of the cast was brilliant as well. I thought There Will Be Blood was certainly going to be PTA's finest film, but this was something else. Also, I did sort of spoil the [sp]rain of frogs[/sp] for myself. I saw the bible verse appear and I thought "Oh shit, this is important. I wonder what it means," and I looked it up. Admittedly, I was perplexed, but the payoff was less of a "what the hell" moment and more of an "oh" realization. Either way, brilliant film.

We are about to watch the epic 'Gettysburg' in history class, thank god Mr. Kent didn't pick Gods and Generals. Has anyone seen Gettysburg, I want some opinions before I write on it

[QUOTE=Rusty100;46051543]django fuckin owned since when did you guys flip flop on that[/QUOTE] i was joking

Django was 10/10

Speaking of Tarentino... Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2 - 7/10 When I first saw this movie, I loved every moment about it. Now after 10 years, I realized that parts of it haven't aged as well I once thought. The action is superb with a very strong homage to martial arts films of all types. The music is varied and entertaining. Each character is believable and their roles are expertly filled by their respective actors/actresses. I am glad they decided to split the film into two parts as I felt a 4+ hour fillm would have been unbearable for most audiences. There were a couple of stagnant parts where the story could have been advanced without too much exposition. I understand that this is a Tarentino film so it has it's fair share of monologues and dialogue. But there were times where I felt it distracted too much from the story. Still a very good film.