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The Plains
3 hour long film which follows a middle aged lawyer called Andrew as he drives home from work. Its made up almost exclusively of one shot(The camera in the backseat facing forward).
The film revolves around Andrew conversations with his work friend. These conversations are mostly about relationships and life in general so nothing too fancy. But there’s plenty of long scenes with Andrew driving silently.
Describing this film sounds mind numbingly boring but….it somehow works and I become glued to screen. It even at times produces striking images(Again the camera is stuck in the back of a hyundai)along with some moving moments.
Really interesting piece of art.
8/10
3 hour long film which follows a middle aged lawyer called Andrew as he drives home from work. Its made up almost exclusively of one shot(The camera in the backseat facing forward).
The film revolves around Andrew conversations with his work friend. These conversations are mostly about relationships and life in general so nothing too fancy. But there’s plenty of long scenes with Andrew driving silently.
Describing this film sounds mind numbingly boring but….it somehow works and I become glued to screen. It even at times produces striking images(Again the camera is stuck in the back of a hyundai)along with some moving moments.
Really interesting piece of art.
8/10
The Plains
3 hour long film which follows a middle aged lawyer called Andrew as he drives home from work. Its made up almost exclusively of one shot(The camera in backseat facing forward).
The film revolves around Andrew conversations with his work friend he has picks up. These conversations about relationships and life in general so nothing too fancy. But there’s plenty of long scenes with Andrew driving silently.
On the face of it this film shouldn’t work and describing sounds mind numbingly boring but….it somehow works and I become glued to screen. It’s even at times produces striking images(Again the camera is stuck in the back of a hyundai)along with some moving moments.
Really interesting piece of art.
8/10
So basically a poncey version of that movie where Baine sits in his car and talks about concrete
The Plains
3 hour long film which follows a middle aged lawyer called Andrew as he drives home from work. Its made up almost exclusively of one shot(The camera in the backseat facing forward).
The film revolves around Andrew conversations with his work friend. These conversations are mostly about relationships and life in general so nothing too fancy. But there’s plenty of long scenes with Andrew driving silently.
Describing this film sounds mind numbingly boring but….it somehow works and I become glued to screen. It even at times produces striking images(Again the camera is stuck in the back of a hyundai)along with some moving moments.
Really interesting piece of art.
8/10
You sure it wasn’t just a long YouTube ad you forgot to skip?
The Plains
3 hour long film which follows a middle aged lawyer called Andrew as he drives home from work. Its made up almost exclusively of one shot(The camera in the backseat facing forward).
The film revolves around Andrew conversations with his work friend. These conversations are mostly about relationships and life in general so nothing too fancy. But there’s plenty of long scenes with Andrew driving silently.
Describing this film sounds mind numbingly boring but….it somehow works and I become glued to screen. It even at times produces striking images(Again the camera is stuck in the back of a hyundai)along with some moving moments.
Really interesting piece of art.
8/10
I’ve been a long time admirer of Mr Bane awful welsh accent and his love for concrete!So basically a poncey version of that movie where Baine sits in his car and talks about concrete
Although The Plains is a level below Marion And Geoff.
Tbf it’s possible. A few years back I did make thread about “slow tv” which mostly contained 10 hours YouTube videos of people driving around Iceland.
Honestly sounds like the worst way to spend 3 hours.
Reminds me of when Blindboy convinced me to go down a rabbit hole of incredibly long 4K YouTube videos of walking around Japanese cities at night in the rain.
Milk and Serial
A group of friends who are internet pranksters play a prank that goes way too far, leading to a crazy night that spirals out of control. A straight to YouTube film made for $800 (most of that went on a camera that was sold for more). It had me intrigued. Only an hour long, I really appreciated the craft in this (I think one guy, the lead actor, acted, directed, wrote, produced, audio mixed etc). Very impressive for the budget and the story was actually decent with great suspense built up as well as a few interesting characters and acting that was pretty good for the most part, felt very natural. I hope this filmmaker goes on to bigger things. A massive win for indie filmmaking 7/10
A group of friends who are internet pranksters play a prank that goes way too far, leading to a crazy night that spirals out of control. A straight to YouTube film made for $800 (most of that went on a camera that was sold for more). It had me intrigued. Only an hour long, I really appreciated the craft in this (I think one guy, the lead actor, acted, directed, wrote, produced, audio mixed etc). Very impressive for the budget and the story was actually decent with great suspense built up as well as a few interesting characters and acting that was pretty good for the most part, felt very natural. I hope this filmmaker goes on to bigger things. A massive win for indie filmmaking 7/10
Blink Twice
Originally titled "pussy island" this is as movie about two cocktail waitresses who get invited to a billionaire's private island, where horrible shit starts to happen. Another poster reviewed it here and there was a trigger warning at the start so I was very nervous watching this with the wife, who doesn't really watch films that have certain vulgar things happen in them. I think the scenes in question were actually filmed with taste and didn't feel exploitative, in fact, the whole film was directed with a lot of confidence. I think the message is an important one, especially in today's world. Also good to see Channing Tatum stretch more of his acting chops. I did however, find the film to lose its way on the final act. I wanted more from the movie and instead it just loses grip completely. Whilst this was a difficult watch, I've seen The Nightingale, which sets a very high bar with this sub-genre of film that I can't see ever being reached 6/10
Originally titled "pussy island" this is as movie about two cocktail waitresses who get invited to a billionaire's private island, where horrible shit starts to happen. Another poster reviewed it here and there was a trigger warning at the start so I was very nervous watching this with the wife, who doesn't really watch films that have certain vulgar things happen in them. I think the scenes in question were actually filmed with taste and didn't feel exploitative, in fact, the whole film was directed with a lot of confidence. I think the message is an important one, especially in today's world. Also good to see Channing Tatum stretch more of his acting chops. I did however, find the film to lose its way on the final act. I wanted more from the movie and instead it just loses grip completely. Whilst this was a difficult watch, I've seen The Nightingale, which sets a very high bar with this sub-genre of film that I can't see ever being reached 6/10
I got into it mostly during the pandemic. Definitely isn’t for everyone but for whatever reason the videos have certain vibe I just like.
Also was a nice to bridge to getting into the “slow cinema” genre.
Ah that's when you started watching the Transformers saga. Makes sense.
Oh I agree with that and I think I highlighted how impressed I was with the fact it's a directorial debut. It's just that those scenes, for the person I saw it with, whether they're done stylishly, disgustingly, crudely, filmed by Sergio fecking Leone, it doesn't matter - they're a no-go for her, totally unbearable.
As for the final act, I think it lacks punch too and I think it's mainly because the film isn't saying anything novel, or doesn't quite know what to say. The message is important, but it's also been hammered home (and should continue to be hammered home, of course) for a few years now, and therefore it feels a bit flat, as essential as it is.
Yeah absolutely agree with this. My wife HATES watching that kind of stuff and I had to tell her 100 times what is likely to happen and she still watched it for some reason. Then right when the credits rolled, she turns around and says "Can't believe you made me watch that" ffs
Also, I wanna see a film about:
How she cleaned up all the murders and blood etc before starting her new life
That's top notch, I love itYeah absolutely agree with this. My wife HATES watching that kind of stuff and I had to tell her 100 times what is likely to happen and she still watched it for some reason. Then right when the credits rolled, she turns around and says "Can't believe you made me watch that" ffs
Yeah that was me. I didn’t want to be the first to review it and say it’s great, without acknowledging that it’s going to be a rough watch for some women.
Fully agree that it was handled exceptionally well throughout.
The realisation that she’d already been there, been r4ped multiple times, had her head cracked open, gone home, then been picked up by him again. With him asking how she got the scar. All the horror just folds in
It’s that point that kind of elevates how chilling and awful it all is. The lost finger reveal - Slater is unhinged in it. Feel they must have lost some of his scenes in the edit. He was larger than life and then absent for a long time.
I think it was a really good film. Spoke about it with a few girl friends. The stories that tumbled from those made me resolute on the fact this kinda had to be made and has to be watched. Not prescriptively, but it feels like an important movie, far more that I thought it would. Probably being too flouncy but I’m sure you get my point.
Have you seen The Nightingale? It's by Jennifer Kent (Babadook). I think I found that to be the toughest watch of my life (although I found Manchester By The Sea pretty tough too, but that's because of the timing - I had watched it right after my wife gave birth to our first kid).
I also liked Blink Twice, but if we’re quibbling about the ending…
Didn’t really ruin anything for me though. impressive debut from nepo-Kravz.. The unsettling close ups of Naomi Aki and the sound design of the vape were nice aesthetic choices.
Also Kneecap is excellent. Most people will focus on the band, who are great, but it’s a really well directed debut feature film too…. And weirdly by the guy who was the insider reformed hack at the Leverson Inquiry!
it kinda goes a bit silly as soon as the two ditzy women wake up and all of the men are instantly terrified of them. I usually hate the sort of “er, women shouldn’t be able to overpower men in action films actually, that’s unrealistic” bullshit, but in the context of this film it did kinda feel like a big part of it was how the men had been overpowering and raping these women all week, and yet as soon as they remember they forget this and start running away in terror? It all just went a bit exploitation film when before then it had been very well paced.
Didn’t really ruin anything for me though. impressive debut from nepo-Kravz.. The unsettling close ups of Naomi Aki and the sound design of the vape were nice aesthetic choices.
Also Kneecap is excellent. Most people will focus on the band, who are great, but it’s a really well directed debut feature film too…. And weirdly by the guy who was the insider reformed hack at the Leverson Inquiry!
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I’ve not. I looked it up after your previous. I’ll give it a watch if I ever spot it. Not going to put much effort into finding it as it sounds rough as hell.
With you on Manchester by the Sea. That kind of stuff ruins me since the birth of my daughter.
Tbf Micheal Bay does have two films in the Criterion Collection which pretty much makes him a avant garde filmmaker.
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I think that the
switch was due to them not just fighting against stronger humans. But that the men realised that they knew at that point that the women remembered. So they were being confronted by what they had done. The monsters that they had become. This at the same time they were carrying knives and other weapons. It also carried similarities with the ‘We see you’ Black Lives Matter / police brutality camera stuff. Committing a heinous act is somehow palatable to some. But holding a mirror up to it while they do… complicates things. They get stripped of their power to a degree. That was my take anyway.
The vape foley work was indeed brilliant.
Wait what? He does?!
Tbf Micheal Bay does have two films in the Criterion Collection which pretty makes him a avant garde filmmaker.
Totally agree with this analysis, that's how I saw it too (and didn't find it particularly jarring, especially considering they're not crazily overpowered - the only one you could dispute that about is the ex-military, but meh)
Armageddon and The Rock. The Rock deserve it place in there as it’s a great film but also for this nightmare -
Not sure about Armageddon. Plus I don’t think Affleck isn’t a fan.
Yeah it didn’t work for me but I do see that it works thematically.
This is art. How the hell have I never seen this? Please tell me there’s a whole Affleck snarky commentary version I can watch.
It’s the commentary from the criction dvd.
Sadly the commentary isn’t just Affleck but is between different people. Although it’s still pretty interesting and the Michael Bay section are also great -
It’s a shame commentaries have disappeared. Some classics -
Arnold Schwarzenegger - Total Recall
Abel Ferrara - King Of New York
William Friedkin - Cruising
John Carpenter & Kurt Russel - Big Trouble In Little China
Arnold Schwarzenegger - Total Recall
Abel Ferrara - King Of New York
William Friedkin - Cruising
John Carpenter & Kurt Russel - Big Trouble In Little China
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I didn‘t know about Gere being the no1 pick for Cruising. Nice thought experiment. Cruising is my favorite sleazy flic alongside Cat O Nine Tails and Pacino is perfect for the role but Gere..nice.
Yeah he is pretty great as the lead. Looks like he hasn’t slept in years throughout the film. Cruising has the classic Friedkin nastiness.
There’s apparently a director cut version with about 40 minutes of added footage. I don’t think its ever been released though.
Also Steve McQueen was supposed to be the lead for Sorcerer but it clash with his honeymoon(Tbh Roy Scheider was perfect for the role).
Yes, Schneider was great there. I never really took him serious as an actor because I grew up with him being that captain in a sci-fi show about a dolphin…so I‘m glad I got to know that side of him as well. Wish I could have seen that particular movie in a theater.
Same. Hopefully it will get a re run at some point in the future. It’s my favourite Friedkin film and a pretty much perfect movie. I’ve recently finished watching the original 1953(Wages Of Fear)and that also incredible.
Watched the whole thing this evening. Really great. They really did do us dirty by doing away with physical discs and audio commentaries.
Nice. Yep I’m not a big physical disc guy but I do sort of miss getting them on Christmas Day and going through all the interesting extras.
Tbh big blockbuster fun films like Armageddon that are backed with an all star cast are just rare these days. Oppenheimer is great but I can’t imagine the audio commentary is a laugh.
I went to see Interstellar last night and it blew me away.
Firstly I can't believe it's my first time seeing it. It really is an incredible movie. The storyline, pacing, acting and visuals all at an incredibly high standard.
It's a 10/10.
Firstly I can't believe it's my first time seeing it. It really is an incredible movie. The storyline, pacing, acting and visuals all at an incredibly high standard.
It's a 10/10.
I'm going tonight to see in IMAX as part of the 10 year anniversary release, I'm very excited. I love that film.
Stop what you’re doing and go watch All That Jazz. Roy Scheider is fantastic in it.
You’ve now joined a cult. Those of us who love that film will always be prepared to fight alongside you, tooth and nail, against the many haters. Welcome, Brother.
The Wild Robot. It’s a beautiful movie filled with humor and heart, and wonderful animation. Probably the best animated film I’ve seen since Coco. 10/10
Watched Rear Window last night with a bottle of prosecco and a tiramisu. Perfect Saturday night. What a film. Utterly brilliant. I love how each of the neighbours seem to have their own personalities and you get a great insight into their lives. Even though James Stewart's character never interacts with many of them and they don't have an awful lot of spoken screentime, they still feel very real and it does feel as if you are a part of their lives, too. Plot steadily increases in paranoia and it has a suitably frenetic ending. I also can't talk about this film without mentioning Grace Kelly. Holy fecking shit...she's absolutely stunning in this. Beautiful. Loved her character. This film is definitely up there with Hitchcock's greats. It looks beautiful, too. Very vibrant and colourful in places, whereas I think many modern day films would perhaps go for a more grimey or dark aesthetic. The 'lightness' of the colour palette just seems to work a treat. It's a wonderful film to watch.
Bad Times At The El Royale, (2018), with Jeff Bridges, Jon Hamm.
Follow up from Drew Goddard, who made Cabin in the Woods. Cabin ITW was one of the best horror films in years, it had intelligence, wit, a crazy plot twist, and was wildly creative.
Bad Times is not that. It’s like Goddard decided to make an homage to The Hateful Eight. Except here there are 7 characters who meet up at a hotel straddling the CA/NV state line. It really drags, there’s no grand mystery, it’s a lot of quick, unexpected violence, characters getting shot mid-sentence, story stopping and starting with chapter breaks.
Jeff Bridges is always good. Cynthia Erivo was very good, but her character is a singer, and she sings 3 or 4 complete songs in this that feel like wasted minutes. Jon Hamm was good and interesting but he’s the first person to get killed, and the movie doesn’t recover. Lewis Pullman was great. Dakota Johnson sucked . Hemsworth sucked.
The production design was beautiful, however. The main set was like a gilded palace.
5/10 would not recommend
Follow up from Drew Goddard, who made Cabin in the Woods. Cabin ITW was one of the best horror films in years, it had intelligence, wit, a crazy plot twist, and was wildly creative.
Bad Times is not that. It’s like Goddard decided to make an homage to The Hateful Eight. Except here there are 7 characters who meet up at a hotel straddling the CA/NV state line. It really drags, there’s no grand mystery, it’s a lot of quick, unexpected violence, characters getting shot mid-sentence, story stopping and starting with chapter breaks.
Jeff Bridges is always good. Cynthia Erivo was very good, but her character is a singer, and she sings 3 or 4 complete songs in this that feel like wasted minutes. Jon Hamm was good and interesting but he’s the first person to get killed, and the movie doesn’t recover. Lewis Pullman was great. Dakota Johnson sucked . Hemsworth sucked.
The production design was beautiful, however. The main set was like a gilded palace.
5/10 would not recommend
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