Any good Korean film suggestions in the action/thriller category? Last week I saw The Cop, The Gangster and The Devil and that was a pretty good movie.
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i can't say I know much in general about Korean movies, but on Netflix, I enjoyed Steel Rain about a coup in North Korea, followed by a pursuit in South Korea to figure out what happened and prevent all-out war.
I watched it. It's quite a decent watch.
What are the reasons people are saying it's dreadful? It's not OTT, it's quite a simple plot and although predictable (even if you don't take into consideration the 98 movie) it still does a good job of entertaining
Two days seems excessive, it usually doesn't go beyond the 1st Amar
Memories of Murder
It's possible. I've had bad luck with accessible French cinema as of late though, thought Portrait of a Lady on Fire was rather lukewarm. The last contemporary French film I really liked was Knife + Heart .
I've got my hands on the new Criterion rip of Beau Travail so I'll be watching that one again before returning to the 1930's binge I'm in at the moment. Might be the greatest period of French cinema as well.
If you find the right person, it definitely is! Being alone for too long is a bit boring.
This has been re-released in UK cinemas, I know a lot of people don't justifiably feel comfortable going at the moment but I've finally started venturing out in the last month and saw this in a cinema and it was a great watch again.
Sounds great, seeing this on the big screen.
In fairness, the history of French cinema is so good you don't even really need to watch the new films.
How do you feel about the New Wave? The likes of Chabrol, Rohmer, Truffaut, Varda made so many great movies. Godard too but he splits opinion.
I like many of the directors but I'm pretty cool on the actual period in the 60's. Think most of them did their best work in the 70's or later like Rohmer the GOAT.
That's the one by Antony Gonzalez's (M83) brother, right? How was his soundtrack?
It was neat, fairly low-key. Might've been the first time I've listened to M83 in like a decade. The musical higlight of the film
though was having this absolute banger rolling over the credits:
I want to see that. Hopefully they continue with their Denis releases. I need a restored No Fear, No Die, the copy I have is ugly as sin.
The Gentlemen
Crap, but not just crap, it is anticinema. And not in a clever deconstructionist sense, but in a lazy, contemptuous one.
From the hollow narrative gimmicks, to the random devolvement into a music video, it's clear that this is the work of a cretinous slob. However the most egregious soiling of celluloid comes in the reimagining of The Long Good Friday's final scenes as an episode of the Power Rangers. The original scene means something, it has cultural heft, it's related to the whole. It isn't something any old Tory dipshit should be allowed to lift and present as their own, without feeling the wrath of the Gods of Cinema.
Mr ex-Madonna has fecked up again. Stolen a fecking career. You should be boycotting this shit.
Crap, but not just crap, it is anticinema. And not in a clever deconstructionist sense, but in a lazy, contemptuous one.
From the hollow narrative gimmicks, to the random devolvement into a music video, it's clear that this is the work of a cretinous slob. However the most egregious soiling of celluloid comes in the reimagining of The Long Good Friday's final scenes as an episode of the Power Rangers. The original scene means something, it has cultural heft, it's related to the whole. It isn't something any old Tory dipshit should be allowed to lift and present as their own, without feeling the wrath of the Gods of Cinema.
Mr ex-Madonna has fecked up again. Stolen a fecking career. You should be boycotting this shit.
Happy birthday Nilssy, I wish you many ketamine fueled Rohmer inspired dreams for the coming year
Well, I enjoyed it. A bit derivative of his earlier work and clearly not as good, and the whole Hugh Grant angle/dynamic/mechanism didn't work very well for me; but I had fun watching it.
Not sure why you're going full anglophone-critic-mode on this one specifically. I mean, if you want to watch seriously bad shit, watch Pets United, which I had the misfortune to watch with my kids last evening. Nothing works in that film, including the story, animation, voice acting, or even just any of the jokes. (And that's not because I'm too old to get it.) In comparison, The Gentlemen is a roaring success of its genre. Is it because Richie pretends or aspires to something it really isn't? Or did he steal your favorite dvd? (It sounds almost personal with the Mr. ex-Madonna bit.)
Thank you Frankish man.
Someone has to keep these here gates, and prevent the hordes running amuck.
Well, I enjoyed it. A bit derivative of his earlier work and clearly not as good, and the whole Hugh Grant angle/dynamic/mechanism didn't work very well for me; but I had fun watching it.
Not sure why you're going full anglophone-critic-mode on this one specifically. I mean, if you want to watch seriously bad shit, watch Pets United, which I had the misfortune to watch with my kids last evening. Nothing works in that film, including the story, animation, voice acting, or even just any of the jokes. (And that's not because I'm too old to get it.) In comparison, The Gentlemen is a roaring success of its genre. Is it because Richie pretends or aspires to something it really isn't? Or did he steal your favorite dvd? (It sounds almost personal with the Mr. ex-Madonna bit.)
Spies In Disguise
A fairly average animated film about a tech-geek and a super spy who turns into a pigeon to save the world. Some funny moments here and there. Nothing to shout about 5/10
A fairly average animated film about a tech-geek and a super spy who turns into a pigeon to save the world. Some funny moments here and there. Nothing to shout about 5/10
I also enjoyed Black Panther far more on second viewing.
Watched Mudbound yesterday. After having served in WWII, a Black and a White guy return to their families who work farms in Mississippi , dealing with PTSD, racism, class, and basically the general shittiness of the environment/context in that time. Told from the perspective of their families and these two guys.
Excellent film. Great acting, drama, narrative, and look/feel. (I anyway love accurate period pieces.) I feel the film is a little too slow sometimes, but I guess it fits the atmosphere. Anyway, I'd recommend it.
Excellent film. Great acting, drama, narrative, and look/feel. (I anyway love accurate period pieces.) I feel the film is a little too slow sometimes, but I guess it fits the atmosphere. Anyway, I'd recommend it.
I'm thinking of ending things.
I enjoyed it, it stuck with me and was still thinking about it quite a bit a week later.
Found it hard to like the main character, which feels like a weakness. He was just a bit of a wimp and a loser, think it would have been more effective if he was less of a charisma vacuum. Parts of his personality (the romantic, daydreamer) weren't really apparent in the character himself, so I think they missed the mark a bit there.
It was hard to follow and i felt like i copped what was going on far later than i should have really. Still, very good movie. Parts were kind of generic and cliched but it made it feel relatable and kind of universal rather than poor writing. Well worth a watch. Requires a fair bit of attention to get anything out of it though.
I enjoyed it, it stuck with me and was still thinking about it quite a bit a week later.
Found it hard to like the main character, which feels like a weakness. He was just a bit of a wimp and a loser, think it would have been more effective if he was less of a charisma vacuum. Parts of his personality (the romantic, daydreamer) weren't really apparent in the character himself, so I think they missed the mark a bit there.
It was hard to follow and i felt like i copped what was going on far later than i should have really. Still, very good movie. Parts were kind of generic and cliched but it made it feel relatable and kind of universal rather than poor writing. Well worth a watch. Requires a fair bit of attention to get anything out of it though.
The Green Book
Was a fun little feel good movie, even if it is quite predictable and tame. Viggo Mortensen was brilliant. How the feck is that Aragorn. Also, is he honeslty not part Italian? He was rather convincing as one.
Was a fun little feel good movie, even if it is quite predictable and tame. Viggo Mortensen was brilliant. How the feck is that Aragorn. Also, is he honeslty not part Italian? He was rather convincing as one.
Bubba Ho-Tep
First time I'd watched it in years. Still a ridiculously funny premise. This time I found something I could relate to in Bruce Campbell's geriatric Elvis ruminating on old age, regrets and life in general. Well worth a watch.
First time I'd watched it in years. Still a ridiculously funny premise. This time I found something I could relate to in Bruce Campbell's geriatric Elvis ruminating on old age, regrets and life in general. Well worth a watch.
I watched this yesterday, and it's been playing on my mind since then. I really enjoyed it, whereas I hadn't enjoyed Anomalisa a few years ago. Maybe it was the actors, maybe the setting, maybe the overall sense of unease, but this just clicked for me. There's a lot of talking and some platitudes, but the sense of dread and impending doom is pretty well conveyed. I'm sure I missed a lot of the metaphors (I have to say I stupidly went into it, unlike you, with the basic approach of the relationship ending, and the life/suicide angle only came to me later, so I'm sure there's lots that went over my head), and I'd love to revisit it in a little bit once I've digested it better and have a more accurate overall view of its message, but for me it's already one of the best films of the year.
Beautiful performances all around, I've actually always liked Jesse Plemons/Fake Damon, David Thewlis could speak to me of drying paint and I'd be hooked, I loved Toni Collette's interpretation and Jessie Buckley is wonderful - I'll be excited to follow her work going forward.
You mean like a normal, well adjusted person. Maybe the double meaning is implied.
I thought Beast with Buckley from a few years ago was excellent.
I wouldn't define myself as such, believe me. No but I've been talking with a friend this morning about it, another aspect that thwarted me from getting the "old man reminiscing about his life" side, which in fact seems quite obvious now, is that I liked Buckley's performance so much that there was a sort of cognitive dissonance going on for me accepting that she isn't in fact the main character, but that Fake Damon is at the heart of everything. I admire Kaufman's writing even more so, I think it's quite an original angle to take (though maybe other films have done this before), but I admit I didn't immediately get it.Noted for Beast, will have to add it to my watchlist.
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Eurgh I see Beast also has the bland Johnny Flynn. I hate everything since I found out he's playing Bowie in the upcoming biopic. I hate his face since Lovesick. Convince me he isn't terrible @dumbo
Wow you're spoiling the whole film.
Who the feck is Johnny Flynn. The film is excellent.
Who the feck is Johnny Flynn. The film is excellent.
Yeah maybe, I'll spoiler that.
Johnny Flynn is the male lead in Beast, seemingly. He plays the lead part in the TV show Lovesick (which is overall pretty shit, notably because he is one of the blandest leads in sitcom history, almost makes Josh Radnor look like Marlon Brando) and has been cast to play David Bowie in Stardust.
He is also @Mockney's favourite actor.
The Eight Hundred. Japan launched the invasion of China and Japanese forces have to take down the Si Hang Warehouse. As the Japanese army closes in, 400 soldiers stay holed in the warehouse to defend the city at all cost, in an epic battle that will last 4 days and 4 nights.
If you are a fan of War movies. You MUST see this. Absolutely epic in every sense. It’s just now behind Saving Private Ryan as my favourite war movie. It was just insane what happens after every attack and they do something else. The tension, the strategic attacks and defending, the characters are great and how real it all looks. It’s just a well done movie. Probably one of the best movies I’ve seen in years. It has English subtittles since it’s all in a different language. Seriously do yourself a favour and watch this movie. 2 and a half hours of epic warfare. Saw it in the cinema which I think is the best way to see it. 10/10.
If you are a fan of War movies. You MUST see this. Absolutely epic in every sense. It’s just now behind Saving Private Ryan as my favourite war movie. It was just insane what happens after every attack and they do something else. The tension, the strategic attacks and defending, the characters are great and how real it all looks. It’s just a well done movie. Probably one of the best movies I’ve seen in years. It has English subtittles since it’s all in a different language. Seriously do yourself a favour and watch this movie. 2 and a half hours of epic warfare. Saw it in the cinema which I think is the best way to see it. 10/10.
This might sound sad but I have an Excel document that contains every single movie that I have ever seen. They are separated into Alphabetical order, each row for each letter. I am currently on 1128 movies, I may have missed a couple but that is close to the correct total. There are a lot of films that I have seen easily more than 10 times and a lot that I have seen 3 or 4 times.
Is this on Netflix or Amazon Prime? Or a theatre release? Sounds interesting
It's in Theaters at the moment.