Just got back from Hereditary. I quite liked it but the local youths in the theater hated it. Am I so out of touch?
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Thanks for the reply, will surely check it out
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Patient Seven
The film centers on Dr. Marcus, a renowned psychiatrist who has selected 6 severe mentally ill and dangerous patients from the Spring Valley Mental Hospital to interview as part of research for his new book. Essentially a collection of short horror stories held together as patient interviews. Some were ok and some were pretty bad and the final segment, which is the main story thread was a bit of a joke. Had potential but completely wasted 3.5/10
The film centers on Dr. Marcus, a renowned psychiatrist who has selected 6 severe mentally ill and dangerous patients from the Spring Valley Mental Hospital to interview as part of research for his new book. Essentially a collection of short horror stories held together as patient interviews. Some were ok and some were pretty bad and the final segment, which is the main story thread was a bit of a joke. Had potential but completely wasted 3.5/10
Crazy how divisive Annihilation is. I really enjoyed it. Not so much the final scene but apart from that, I had a good time with it. I thought Arrival was decent but not as mind blowing as people say.
Why the hate?Natalie Portman went from a admired to hated person...all because of that movie
Just watched Field of Dreams
Still as good now as it was when I was a kid.
Great film
Still as good now as it was when I was a kid.
Great film
Solaris
Found it sort of slow and difficult to watch at first, but gets psychologically intriguing at around the hour mark or so and doesn't let up from there. Reminded me of 2001 (for obvious reasons) but felt like a much more introspective and personal film, with the sci-fi elements mostly serving as a backdrop for the characters etc.
Found it sort of slow and difficult to watch at first, but gets psychologically intriguing at around the hour mark or so and doesn't let up from there. Reminded me of 2001 (for obvious reasons) but felt like a much more introspective and personal film, with the sci-fi elements mostly serving as a backdrop for the characters etc.
The Insider - Often have reservations about all of Pacino, Crowe and Mann but this is a really excellent film. So much so that I had forgotten I was watching Crowe & Pacino by the halfway mark.
Amateur
A young middle school boy gets picked up for a basketball scholarship at a high school team. He then has to figure out who to trust and who is using his talents for their own gain whilst battling with his learning difficulties. Generally quite a fun movie and we'l shot but the acting at times felt off and some really cheesy moments. Didn't enjoy the ending at all 5.5/10
A young middle school boy gets picked up for a basketball scholarship at a high school team. He then has to figure out who to trust and who is using his talents for their own gain whilst battling with his learning difficulties. Generally quite a fun movie and we'l shot but the acting at times felt off and some really cheesy moments. Didn't enjoy the ending at all 5.5/10
1. It was a shit movie.
2. She was misfit for the role.
3. A bunch of amateurs without proper military protection entering a strange place for a expedition. Defies all common sense.
4. Cheap scares with a mutated alligator, bear and weird human plants.
5. A mirror dancing Alien for a climax.
6. It was a shit movie.
Ok, but why does Portman go from admired to hated because they appeared in a movie you didn't like?
The climax made my blood boil and I'm scarred for life. don't want to remember anything associated with that again.
Think people are being overly harsh on annihilation. Whilst not the best film I've seen, and yes a horrible finale but up until the end, it was ok. Seen far worse.
I am no movie expert but that scene was symbolic of something, do not take it as it is.
This is what I felt watching it : we humans are the ones destroying our planet,we can't escape us or our actions and the scene in which Portman us pushed against the door by the alien was beautiful.
Think about it, she was struggling and the more she struggled, the more force she excreted, the harder the alien pushed her against the door.
She was being crushed by the weight of her own actions, by the consequences of her deeds, just like we are.
She was trapped just like we are In a cage we have built for ourselves
Phenomenal film, absolute favorite of mine. Timeless.
I have a close family relationship with one of the Mississippi lawyers portrayed in the film. It was amazing to having been so close to him and hearing about the progress of the case, especially as I would spend summers on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, then to finally see the 60 Minutes episode air. I met Jeffrey Weigand one year, then was on the set of my family friend’s house when Crowe, Pacino, Feore, and Mann were filming at his Pascagoula house before heading to the court house. My family was lucky enough to be invited to the opening night screening in NYC, but I had to decline as I had just started a new job.
Quite the lucrative settlement my family friend’s law firm received as well.
I watched a bunch of films on flights recently. Let's see what I can remember...
Justice League
Pants. DC are so far behind Marvel it's not even funny. That Flash guy ... stfu.
Murder on the Orient Express
Very dry. Think I fell asleep during this and woke up to the ridiculous climax.
The Disaster Artist
I still haven't seen 'The Room' outside of the standard clips you usually see. Not sure of this made it more or less funny? Either way it was mildly amusing and nothing more.
Game Night
Again, mildy amusing in places but mainly really rather silly.
Hostiles
Probably the most interesting film of the bunch albeit one with predictable and unrealistic character arcs. The Ben Foster cameo role was needless and it all came across as a bit Blood Meridian light for my liking. Has anybody got the balls to make that film?
Justice League
Pants. DC are so far behind Marvel it's not even funny. That Flash guy ... stfu.
Murder on the Orient Express
Very dry. Think I fell asleep during this and woke up to the ridiculous climax.
The Disaster Artist
I still haven't seen 'The Room' outside of the standard clips you usually see. Not sure of this made it more or less funny? Either way it was mildly amusing and nothing more.
Game Night
Again, mildy amusing in places but mainly really rather silly.
Hostiles
Probably the most interesting film of the bunch albeit one with predictable and unrealistic character arcs. The Ben Foster cameo role was needless and it all came across as a bit Blood Meridian light for my liking. Has anybody got the balls to make that film?
Hopefully one day. Surprised no one's ever made a go of it.
So you're saying the alien is karma in a metaphysical sense? If so, what was that the shimmer all about? Or was there no alien...was that just an abstract construct?
The shine in her eyes at the end of the film could mean we humans are the aliens or something.
Maybe the shimmer was just a vehicle to carry the message and not the message, maybe it was just a medium used by the director.
I don't remember the exact details but wasn't the alien the one producing the shimmer?
If the alien symbolises us and our actions, it would mean that we are the ones producing the shimmer,which is destroying the world.
Maybe shimmer us just a shiny prop the director /writer uses to grab our attention so that we see the bigger picture.
Well, I triedThanks for re-confirming my hatred for this movie
What is it with Alex Garland, his scripts start out intriguing but then it's like his mind starts to erode halfway through and they get progressively more stupid and resorting to genre clichés. Ex Machina was tastefully executed though, somehow.
I always pictured the Judge as Ron Perlman but alas I think he's too old now.
I can kinda picture DDL doing it, but probably the same...getting on a fair bit.
The prose is (virtually) everything in Blood Meridian. Even a true-to-the-novel voiceover couldn't make a film equal the book.
Of course but I'd still like to see someone try if only to see how they interpret the ending. I remember closing the book and just feeling ill.
How does it compare to The Counselor?
It is, but I still reckon a good director could make an atmospherically dark-style go at it. A lot of the prose would lend itself to some beautiful visuals. Could even do a voiceover to retain some of the novel's feel.
Hmmm... I don’t think it was symbolic but it was a beautiful scene. It was very like modern dance, something I had heard about before I saw the movie but wasn’t sure how well it would work.
My take was that the “alien” had just built an exact replica of her, by using the DNA from a drop of blood. It wasn’t quite finished, or capable of doing anything independently, so could only mimic her every move.
I found the movie surprisingly straightforward. Was expecting something a lot more allegorical and obtuse. Didn’t stop me enjoying it, mind you.
That was because the version of her at the end was the alien. The real her got burnt and the alien survived.
I had read the book the movie is based on before watching the movie,maybe it had an effect on how I interpreted the movie (although I don't remember much as I read it years ago )
The book is way better though.
The book is way better though.
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Ok, cool. I must give that a read.
The Tiger of Bengal, The Indian Tomb (1959) - A typical example of an extravagant late career epic by an aging director. There were some brown face issues but the gorgeous technicolor compositions, masterful directing and slight hint of camp made this a very pleasing watch.
Blue Ruin
After his parents are killed by a gang, an ordinary man returns home and goes after the gang, but he bites off more than he can chew. Really well directed, beautiful cinematography, great colour palette. Story had a great sense of suspense and dramatic irony. I think Jeremy Saulnier is becoming one of my favourite directors 8/10
After his parents are killed by a gang, an ordinary man returns home and goes after the gang, but he bites off more than he can chew. Really well directed, beautiful cinematography, great colour palette. Story had a great sense of suspense and dramatic irony. I think Jeremy Saulnier is becoming one of my favourite directors 8/10
Ghostland
Loved it , the best horror I have seen in a good while, the acting was top notch.
One of the best psychological movies I've seen. Great twist!
Have to be honest I was expecting it to be the normal boring stuff to make you jump sort of horror, there was some of the jump stuff in there , but so much more.
This is a must watch for Horror fans.
8/10
Loved it , the best horror I have seen in a good while, the acting was top notch.
One of the best psychological movies I've seen. Great twist!
Have to be honest I was expecting it to be the normal boring stuff to make you jump sort of horror, there was some of the jump stuff in there , but so much more.
This is a must watch for Horror fans.
8/10
Are Superman v Batman or Justice League any good ? (I really enjoyed Man of Steel)