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Inside Man was an enjoyable heist movie. An odd choice for Spike Lee though. Denzel seems to just do Denzel these days.
Not really, Lyndon's his greatest role because only a really insipid actor could pull off such spectacular insipidness that the role called for.
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He's pretty good in The Driver because he doesn't speak and lets Bruce Dern do the acting.
He was alright in Paper Moon too but at the same time outacted by his 10 year old daughter.
Messiah of Evil - I really enjoyed this one, it's the closest I've seen an American horror film come to a visually striking and offbeat Jean Rollin euro horror. It moved dazedly through desolate Californian locations recalling Lovecraft, Romero and Argento on separate occasions. There was even a Elisha Cook Jr cameo just for the hell of it! The ending was tacked on but it didn't really hurt the rest of the film.
Family Life (1971) - More horrifying than any horror film. A brilliant piece of social realism and a searing indictment of the mental health system and the impact of suffocating parenting. Blows Kes right out of the water for my money.
Family Life (1971) - More horrifying than any horror film. A brilliant piece of social realism and a searing indictment of the mental health system and the impact of suffocating parenting. Blows Kes right out of the water for my money.
I watched Junior Bonner again last night. I'm a lover of these nostalgia movies about an America that is long gone. McQueen is almost too economical with his performance though. It's nicely countered by the exuberance of his brother and charisma of his Dad. A restrained Peckinpah makes for a nice wistful movie albeit only if you're a sucker for the old southwest.
Aye I think I liked it the most out of all of his I've watched. Don't particularly get the complaints that it's boring either - plot is constantly moving, even if it's three hours long.
The Ritual
Horror/thriller on Netflix only I think.
The first two thirds of the movie was really good IMO. Very tense and nice pacing amongst beautiful Scandinavian scenery. The end left a little to be desired but in all I enjoyed it.
6.5/10
Horror/thriller on Netflix only I think.
The first two thirds of the movie was really good IMO. Very tense and nice pacing amongst beautiful Scandinavian scenery. The end left a little to be desired but in all I enjoyed it.
6.5/10
Netflix is releasing Orson Welles' final, incomplete but now complete film.
It often feels like Orson had one theme throughout his entire showbiz career. Granted it's a fine theme.
Come and See
Cheery.
Cheery.
... What have I done?
Nah, nothing, I liked that film too. Summit doesn't want to see it cos he thinks it'll be shit.
Best war film ?
Best I've ever seen by a distance, yeah. Harrowing as feck, makes everything else look fairly PG by comparison.
The crawling through the mud lake is the most intense moment I've ever seen in a film.
I alternate between Come And See & The Ascent(If you ever the chance watch it but again it's another misery fest)as the greatest war film.
I'm not sure why but the soviet WW2 films(Well at least these 2 and ivan childhood)are just so impactful. It might be because the bloodiest conflict took place there and that for the most part(I think) it was a defensive campaign that these films end up being on another level of absolute misery, death and sheer survival. The only downside is that these films as you said make everything look PG in comparison.
Oh and the Ascent was directed by Larisa Shepitko who was married to Elem Klimov. Can't image it was much fun around their house.
Soviet/Russian writers/artists/directors to be fair are always very good at invoking misery in their work - just seems to be ingrained in them.
Suppose a big part of why the films are more harrowing/feels more realistic is probably because they're less influenced by Hollywood. I like a lot of the big conventionally lauded war films, but plenty of them will occasionally pander to sentimentality and will tone it down just a bit so as to be grim but not too grim. This just didn't hold any punches whatsoever.
I don't remember saying that
Boar
In the harsh, yet beautiful Australian outback lives a beast, an animal of staggering size, with a ruthless, driving need for blood and destruction. It cares for none, defends its territory with brutal force, and kills with a raw, animalistic savagery unlike any have seen before. Utterly pointless movie. Bad dialogue and acting, mess of a structure and just doesn't really have a point. They also show the Boar too much, which is a mistake considering how lame the monster looks 1/10
Jackals
Set in the 1980s, an estranged family hires a cult deprogrammer to take back their teenage son from a murderous cult, but find themselves under siege when the cultists surround their cabin, demanding the boy back. Didn't expect much but ended up really enjoying this. The premise sets up really well and had me on the edge of my seat but it cops out with the ending, which was a shame because it had the potential to be a classic if it got the ending nailed. Still, worth a watch for sure 7.5/10
In the harsh, yet beautiful Australian outback lives a beast, an animal of staggering size, with a ruthless, driving need for blood and destruction. It cares for none, defends its territory with brutal force, and kills with a raw, animalistic savagery unlike any have seen before. Utterly pointless movie. Bad dialogue and acting, mess of a structure and just doesn't really have a point. They also show the Boar too much, which is a mistake considering how lame the monster looks 1/10
Jackals
Set in the 1980s, an estranged family hires a cult deprogrammer to take back their teenage son from a murderous cult, but find themselves under siege when the cultists surround their cabin, demanding the boy back. Didn't expect much but ended up really enjoying this. The premise sets up really well and had me on the edge of my seat but it cops out with the ending, which was a shame because it had the potential to be a classic if it got the ending nailed. Still, worth a watch for sure 7.5/10
Good method acting by the boar though.
Maybe it was your other personality.I don't remember saying that
That sounds like Razorback which isn't bad at all
Yeah Razorback is ace.
Don't Hang Up
An evening of some drunken prank calls becomes a nightmare for a pair of teenagers when a mysterious stranger turns their own game against them...with deadly consequences. Had a fun time with this one. Loved the opening scene and once the inciting incident happens, I was hooked. Does lose a bit of steam in the middle and I hoped the ending was a bit smarter as it finished in the way I pretty much predicted but overall a fun movie about the disconnect in repercussions between social media life and real life 7.5/10
An evening of some drunken prank calls becomes a nightmare for a pair of teenagers when a mysterious stranger turns their own game against them...with deadly consequences. Had a fun time with this one. Loved the opening scene and once the inciting incident happens, I was hooked. Does lose a bit of steam in the middle and I hoped the ending was a bit smarter as it finished in the way I pretty much predicted but overall a fun movie about the disconnect in repercussions between social media life and real life 7.5/10
Anyone seen mile 22 yet?
Premises looks promising
Premises looks promising
I have this downloaded but never seem to be in the mood to watch a depressing soviet war film surprisingly.
Maybe after the Burnley game.
After Burnley he'll be desperate to see someone showing some attacking intent.
Ballad of a Soldier is another really good Soviet war film.
http://www.vulture.com/2018/08/you-can-now-spend-your-entire-life-watching-the-tree-of-life.html
I quite liked Tree of Life but I really don't think I need a 188min version of it.
I quite liked Tree of Life but I really don't think I need a 188min version of it.
The VVitch (2015)
Very impressed. No idea how this has many IMDB reviews titled 'Worst movie ever' and the like.
8/10
Very impressed. No idea how this has many IMDB reviews titled 'Worst movie ever' and the like.
8/10