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Kermode compared this to The Exorcist
Kermode compared this to The Exorcist
The man who knew infinity (2015)
After the recent films about fellow Cambridge university mathematicians Turing (The imitation game) and Hawking (The theory of everything) we now have the self-taught Indian genius Ramanujan, who was there during the great war working with G H Hardy. The main intellectual theme is intuition and imagination (Ramanujan) versus rigour and proof (Hardy). Well made and acted, though some of the casting is slightly off - Jeremy Irons (Hardy) is about 30 years too old and Ramanujan's wife was a child of about 14 or 15 when he left for England. Recommended. 8.5/10
After the recent films about fellow Cambridge university mathematicians Turing (The imitation game) and Hawking (The theory of everything) we now have the self-taught Indian genius Ramanujan, who was there during the great war working with G H Hardy. The main intellectual theme is intuition and imagination (Ramanujan) versus rigour and proof (Hardy). Well made and acted, though some of the casting is slightly off - Jeremy Irons (Hardy) is about 30 years too old and Ramanujan's wife was a child of about 14 or 15 when he left for England. Recommended. 8.5/10
You didn't like it?The VVitch
Kermode compared this to The Exorcist
Unflattering comparison. The Witch narrowly avoids the shrill hysterics of The Exorcist.The VVitch
Kermode compared this to The Exorcist
You're going to have to elaborate on that.
The final act is like the worlds worst teenage slumber party. Screeching.
But really I'm just being catty. I like the Exorcist for the most part.
Not really no. More than a whiff of the emperors new clothes about it imo.
Ok, still haven't watched it though I've acquired it, my younger brother loved it and heard good stuff so far... but I'll have to see!
Apparently the dialogue is hard to understand?
Err I guess so. It's not difficult to follow though. In fact the performances and the authenticity is probably the best thing about it. It really places you in the period. I just didn't find it scary at all and I have a real bug bear about films that think cranking up the volume on the soundtrack to ear shattering levels is an acceptable substitute for tension.
You like your demonic possession a little quieter?
Have never been able to get into Tarkovsky, but I certainly enjoyed that vid, both visually and the audio. Totally understand the point made on poetic intuitiveness vs intellectualism.
Maybe I´ll just have to try harder with him.
Which of his films have you seen?
Have attempted both The Mirror and Stalker, but couldn´t get passed like 20 minutes. Funny cause loads of people whose opinions I respect on cinema (including yours) are always recommending his films to me. Don´t know if it´s personal taste or what. I´m about to give his last one, The Sacrifice, a try after watching that video you posted.
A lot of blood has flowed under the bridge since The Exorcist came out. It was powerful at the time.
Great video.
Stalker was a difficult watch but I don't think I've thought about a film as intensely as I did with it. I discussed it with my brother for a couple of hours after seeing it.
True and as a genre, horror probably suffers in this respect more than any other.
I think you really have to be in the right mood before you watch any of his films as they are pretty draining, but oh so rewarding. It's probably best to be a bit familiar with his films before taking on Mirror, I think Solyaris and Ivan's Childhood are probably the "easiest" watches. The Sacrifice is pretty heavy on dialogue and I found it hard to get my head around it when I watched it.
You just don't get the same feeling afterwards with any other director, it's like coming out of a trance.
I didn't hate it but it was all a bit ho hum I thought.
Yeah, I watched The Sacrifice yesterday and was able to get halfway through. I´ll do the other half this week. Great aesthetics but the heavy dialogue leaves you at times feeling like your suffocating inside a Strindberg play. Kind of hard to get the poetic intuitiveness going under those circumstances, ha ha.
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Jungle Book
This was better than I thought it would be. It looked amazing and plodded along at a good pace but waaay too dark for kids. I didnt like how they forced in the songs (especially Bare Necessities), they just felt awkward. The kid was annoying and you could hear Idris Elba go all cockney a few times 6.5/10
This was better than I thought it would be. It looked amazing and plodded along at a good pace but waaay too dark for kids. I didnt like how they forced in the songs (especially Bare Necessities), they just felt awkward. The kid was annoying and you could hear Idris Elba go all cockney a few times 6.5/10
The language didn't feel like Swedish. it sometimes felt like I was trying to comprehend a foreign language when I watched it. It's probably his least visual film and my least favourite of his.
Maggie (2015)
Not quite sure what to make of this one. Showing on Now TV Movies / Sky Movies. Maggie is a film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger in probably his most straightest role to date. It's an intelligent twist on the zombie genre but rather than people running around and screaming trying to get away from undead corpses seeking human flesh, people affected by the virus gradually lose their human identities and mutate into the zombies as we know them.
However, they are still allowed to live amongst society living relatively normal lives until they "turn", after which they get carted off to quarantine. The story centres around Arnie's character who battles with his conscience and the authorities in caring for his own daughter who indeed does have the virus. As she slowly degenerates, he deals with his own dilemmas as the time for hard decisions approach. It was a bit weird seeing Arnie with his dyed hair to make him more credible as the dad of a teenage daughter and husband of a younger Joely Richardson but he was ok. At least there were no one-liners in it. The film is not an origins story and as such leaves a lot of questions unanswered but it has heart. Definitely a slow burner that keeps you guessing right up to the end.
I'm giving this a 6/10.
Not quite sure what to make of this one. Showing on Now TV Movies / Sky Movies. Maggie is a film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger in probably his most straightest role to date. It's an intelligent twist on the zombie genre but rather than people running around and screaming trying to get away from undead corpses seeking human flesh, people affected by the virus gradually lose their human identities and mutate into the zombies as we know them.
However, they are still allowed to live amongst society living relatively normal lives until they "turn", after which they get carted off to quarantine. The story centres around Arnie's character who battles with his conscience and the authorities in caring for his own daughter who indeed does have the virus. As she slowly degenerates, he deals with his own dilemmas as the time for hard decisions approach. It was a bit weird seeing Arnie with his dyed hair to make him more credible as the dad of a teenage daughter and husband of a younger Joely Richardson but he was ok. At least there were no one-liners in it. The film is not an origins story and as such leaves a lot of questions unanswered but it has heart. Definitely a slow burner that keeps you guessing right up to the end.
I'm giving this a 6/10.
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I'm actually considering watching this as I loved the original. Do they have all of the songs and is King Louis as hep as the cartoon one?
King Louis was terrifying! They only had Bare Necessities and I wanna Be Like You, both of which were butchered, especially the former!
Bollocks to that then. It's supposed to be fun not scary. The original songs are fantastic and not to be messed with.
Don't waste your time, King Louis song and bare necessities are the only songs and Louis is dark and obsessive rather than light and comedic.. I loved the original and I don't rate this remake, some things are better left..
I need to revisit some of these Disney movies. I loved Robin Hood too and remember coming out of the cinema thrilled by it. Christ, just looked at the release date. I must have only been 5 when I saw it.
Spotlight: 7.5/10
Good movie, interesting and unfortunately very real story about abuse by priests. All the stuff that happened is just outrageous and disgusting.
Good movie, interesting and unfortunately very real story about abuse by priests. All the stuff that happened is just outrageous and disgusting.
http://m.rte.ie/ten/news/2015/0308/685443-ken-loach-releases-all-his-films-free-on-youtube/
Ken Loach is the best!!
Ken Loach is the best!!
It was a good remake IMO. They included the 2 decent songs and also remade them so they were different enough to be interesting.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of meh. What the hell was this? A completely bland villain, aliens, surviving a nuke in a fridge, a story that didn't make any sense and aliens? Also what was the point of the kid? Jesus. 3/10
Jurassic Park/Jaws - Spielberg double at the Astor. Hadn't seen either film for about fifteen years. Jurassic Park didn't hold up as I'd hoped. Jaws did.
Late Spring - excruciating dull film from Yasujiro Ozu. A man marries off his daughter who is reluctant to leave him. The composition of the photography is incredible. The rest is shite.
Green Room - this film is perfect. My favourite of the year so far. I still feel unwell and I left the cinema an hour ago.
Late Spring - excruciating dull film from Yasujiro Ozu. A man marries off his daughter who is reluctant to leave him. The composition of the photography is incredible. The rest is shite.
Green Room - this film is perfect. My favourite of the year so far. I still feel unwell and I left the cinema an hour ago.
Wow, high praise. I've been unsure about seeing it, but that sounds good.
Does anybody here know what this film is called?
It was a Chinese film about an older bloke who was a skilled chef working for the party, I think. Her had two daughters, one of whom couldn't cook and always felt like she disappointed him. It ended up with her leaving her corporate or possibly high-level party job and finally becoming a cook.
saw it on SBS back in 1999 and remember enjoying it.
It was a Chinese film about an older bloke who was a skilled chef working for the party, I think. Her had two daughters, one of whom couldn't cook and always felt like she disappointed him. It ended up with her leaving her corporate or possibly high-level party job and finally becoming a cook.
saw it on SBS back in 1999 and remember enjoying it.
Under Seige
Speaking about Chinese films, I can highly recommend John Woo's works from his pre-Hollywood period. Hard-Boiled (1992) and The Killer (1989) are excellent films IMO.
Ratatouille.
Charlie Chan is having a party