There were so many that they had to coin the term Quemes.
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I enjoyed it a lot too, it was quite naff at times but I had a really fun time watching it. Portraying the iconic Freddie Mercury you're on a hiding to nothing really, and I thought Malik did a good a job as could be expected.
So memes! I'm reffering to things like the Sacha Baron Cohen story, that painted May and co as concieted and deluded. It captured peoples imaginations and confirmed a certain view that was about after their work with Ben Elton. Then there is bad faith stuff like this dissection of the trailer: https://www.theguardian.com/film/20...pic-trailer-queen-bohemian-rhapsody-queerwash. These things are memetic. I'm referring to memes as ideas passed on as cultural currency, and then purposefully conflating that with the idea of the cheap disposable internet gag, in order to suggest that some of the resistance seems to be based on inaccurate reports and poor reasoning. I'm not suggesting that D.at Boi is now rocking a mic and moustache combo. There was a clear feeling about the film before I had seen it or even read a review, much of which wasn't borne out by my own viewing.
Brilliant film, hopefully more people will see it now as it's on Netflix because so many missed it!
River of Grass - Kelly Reichardt's debut feature. It had a quite different feel to it than the following films of hers I've seen, very playful shifting between several beats like proto-mumblecore voice over, jazzy montages, 90's deadpan cool and alienation reminiscent of 70's Barbara Loden. She described it best herself, as a "road movie without the road, a love story without the love, and a crime story without the crime". Instead of a Martin Sheen and a Sissy Spacek, there was a Plain Jane and an Average Joe and the futility of escaping Florida's rural, lower class purgatory. The restoration looked incredible, the lack of obvious time markers made it look like it could as well have been made in the early 2010's instead of early 90's.
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Mystery Team
It's rare that you find a comedy that you've never heard up that is actually funny. This one is surreal and wacky, somewhere between Hot Rod and The Eric Andre Show. Knew nothing about it when I watched it, just knew it had Donald Glover and Aubrey Plaza well before they were famous (it's 10 years old) along with cameos from some other now comedically famous actors (Ellie Kemper, Bobby Moynihan, Ellie Kemper). Basically it's about a group of friends solving a crime (or a mystery) way above their level of expertise. It sure helps that Donald Glover is the lead (he's also one of the writers) and not just some writer dude like the other two.
This movie is defintely not for everyone but Donald Glover goes a long way.
It's rare that you find a comedy that you've never heard up that is actually funny. This one is surreal and wacky, somewhere between Hot Rod and The Eric Andre Show. Knew nothing about it when I watched it, just knew it had Donald Glover and Aubrey Plaza well before they were famous (it's 10 years old) along with cameos from some other now comedically famous actors (Ellie Kemper, Bobby Moynihan, Ellie Kemper). Basically it's about a group of friends solving a crime (or a mystery) way above their level of expertise. It sure helps that Donald Glover is the lead (he's also one of the writers) and not just some writer dude like the other two.
This movie is defintely not for everyone but Donald Glover goes a long way.
Can you ever forgive me Not funny enough, not dark enough, sadly not anything enough. Started well but went nowhere. 5/10
Upgrade Not half bad sci fi for the budget but somehow fails to satisfy in the end but I've watched much worse. An OK way to fill an evening. 6.5/10
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The Pianist
Don't know why I never watched this, but I get all the fuzz about it now.
9/10
Don't know why I never watched this, but I get all the fuzz about it now.
9/10
Why do you say that? She doesn't seem squemish at all, does seem to like some controversy.
Pretty much perfect film
Yeah, agree. Actually liked it more than Schindler's List
The Pianist, I have not seen it , but after the reviews I have read , I would be a fool not to watch it.
Really that good , Schindler's List is one of my 10/10 films.
The Pianist is good, aye. Worthwhile Holocasut films:
Shoah
The Pianist
Night and Fog
Diamonds of the Night
Death Mills
Shoah
The Pianist
Night and Fog
Diamonds of the Night
Death Mills
Hereditary
What a silly movie. Why is it so highly rated? I found myself checking the time and all that halfway through the movie. Not a good sign.
What a silly movie. Why is it so highly rated? I found myself checking the time and all that halfway through the movie. Not a good sign.
Because horror movies are always shit, so anything a little bit less shit it's considered genius? that's one theory.
I gave it a 6/10 if I remember correctly. Decent enough, but i agree, hardly deserving all the hype.
I for one enjoyed it. Maybe because horror films usually disappoint or maybe because I really rated the acting, narrative, how it doesn't spoon feed everything, some of the directorial choices (e.g. like staying on the boy after YOU KNOW WHAT happens), not reliant on jump scares etc.
Its not 'officially' out yet but I did see an available hdrip on one of those pesky torrent sites
Was just wondering if anyone had seen it because its not yet rated on imdb/RT.
Lowest metacritic score I ever seen
Have you seen the boy in the striped pyjamas?
I think it lacked pacing. 127 minutes was too long IMO.
Yes and I thought it was brilliant.
I cant lie , I had tears at the end.
Sisters Brothers is a quite rubbish western. It's by the guy who made A Prophet, and my early doubts about his supposed brilliance are aging well (that's right). But: I definitely recommend this film if you have a spare couple of hours because it has a great cast, consisting of four of the most interesting actors working today. And whilst they may not be on top form they make the whole thing very watchable. The material aint great but it's cobbled together well enough and Jacques Audiard is never less than a competent filmmaker.
It’s a shame to hear that, although the fact it went by so unnoticed was a probably a giveaway.
I only found it by accident through the cast, having not heard about it before. I thought it wasn't as solid as Rust and Bone, which wasn't as good as A Prophet. John C. Reilly has chops though.
Don’t forget Dheepan, which won the Palme D’Or and absolutely no one saw
Yep, when I first checked it out it had no ratings. It is apparently a pile of poo.
Suspiria (2018)
I've tried to watch the original a few times but could never get through it - I always found myself 'trying' to enjoy it because I thought it was something I was 'supposed' to like. The colours are pretty and everything but the acting and the really bad ADR always made it hard to watch for me.
This new version, I really enjoyed - even though it's a bit long. The editing, drained colour palette, sound - all very hypnotic.
Definitely not going to be everyone's cup of tea, but I was very much drawn in by it.
I've tried to watch the original a few times but could never get through it - I always found myself 'trying' to enjoy it because I thought it was something I was 'supposed' to like. The colours are pretty and everything but the acting and the really bad ADR always made it hard to watch for me.
This new version, I really enjoyed - even though it's a bit long. The editing, drained colour palette, sound - all very hypnotic.
Definitely not going to be everyone's cup of tea, but I was very much drawn in by it.
First Man
Despite being quite familiar with this story, I still find this enjoyable. The acting was good, even by Ryan Gosling. It but suspense will, especially in the rocket. Felt very real. The score added a lot to the film. The amount of close up shots also made the film feel very claustrophobic. The pacing was a little too slow tough. Could have been a bit shorter 7/10
Despite being quite familiar with this story, I still find this enjoyable. The acting was good, even by Ryan Gosling. It but suspense will, especially in the rocket. Felt very real. The score added a lot to the film. The amount of close up shots also made the film feel very claustrophobic. The pacing was a little too slow tough. Could have been a bit shorter 7/10
Nah, kinda looks like an American version of Life is Beautiful.
I watched Fyre last night and haven't laughed so much at a movie in a long long time
Ja Rule
Ja Rule
It's very good. I bet you would like it.
Polar (2019)
A Netflix movie starring Mads Mikkelsen. What do you get if you make John Wick with a better actor? Sounds good right? Ok, now take away the realistic fighting (at least realistic for Hollywood standing) and that's your acting scenes but make them as gory as possible to make up for them being anything special. What more...Crank'd is a similar movie? Lets nick something from that as well. One guy vs everyone in crazy scenarios but lets cut out the humor or at least pretend like we're being funny but we aren't. Add a Bai Ling character as well but not a crazy actress like Bai Ling is so that the point of her gets lost. There must be something more we can nick? I know!
This all sounds pretty good but what's missing? There is the cartoonish villain and everything so what else? Ah yes,
The movie is 2 hours so don't bother watching it. If you really like Mads Mikkelsen it can maybe be a 4 or 5 out of 10. If you don't like him it's a 2.
A Netflix movie starring Mads Mikkelsen. What do you get if you make John Wick with a better actor? Sounds good right? Ok, now take away the realistic fighting (at least realistic for Hollywood standing) and that's your acting scenes but make them as gory as possible to make up for them being anything special. What more...Crank'd is a similar movie? Lets nick something from that as well. One guy vs everyone in crazy scenarios but lets cut out the humor or at least pretend like we're being funny but we aren't. Add a Bai Ling character as well but not a crazy actress like Bai Ling is so that the point of her gets lost. There must be something more we can nick? I know!
When he escapes like that guy did in Oldboy, let him fight in a tight corrider like in Oldboy. Can't make proper fighting scenes? Ok guns instead.
Let's make the last 20 minutes Taken.
The movie is 2 hours so don't bother watching it. If you really like Mads Mikkelsen it can maybe be a 4 or 5 out of 10. If you don't like him it's a 2.
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Hell Fest
A masked serial killer turns a horror-themed amusement park into his own personal playground, terrorizing a group of friends while the rest of the patrons believe that it is all part of the show. Pretty standard slasher, tries nothing new, boring characters etc. But at least some of the kills were decent and it was short. Seen worse 4.5/10
Blood Fest
Fans flock to a festival celebrating the most iconic horror movies, only to discover that the charismatic showman behind the event has a diabolical agenda. A similar movie to the above but goes more into the genre-dissecting route like Scream of Cabin in the Woods. Problem is, if you go down this route, you better be funny or witty, it is nether. It has a bunch of characters that know the rules of horror that you must abide by to survive, yet they break the rules at every turn and get killed. Really bad movie 2/10
A masked serial killer turns a horror-themed amusement park into his own personal playground, terrorizing a group of friends while the rest of the patrons believe that it is all part of the show. Pretty standard slasher, tries nothing new, boring characters etc. But at least some of the kills were decent and it was short. Seen worse 4.5/10
Blood Fest
Fans flock to a festival celebrating the most iconic horror movies, only to discover that the charismatic showman behind the event has a diabolical agenda. A similar movie to the above but goes more into the genre-dissecting route like Scream of Cabin in the Woods. Problem is, if you go down this route, you better be funny or witty, it is nether. It has a bunch of characters that know the rules of horror that you must abide by to survive, yet they break the rules at every turn and get killed. Really bad movie 2/10
Won't get chance to see another film in the cinema until the weekend, by which point we'll have entered February, so here's my January round-up.
https://letterboxd.com/robinacinema/list/films-2019-1/detail/
https://letterboxd.com/robinacinema/list/films-2019-1/detail/
With César (1936) I've finally finished the Marseille trilogy, also consisting of Marius (1931) and Fanny (1932). A swooning, soapy epic of life and the shitty, difficult decisions one has to make. The two first films had a rather rigid visual input, partly due to it's background as a stage play but César capped it off in a more vivid, cinematic style. The three films having three different directors was noticeable too but the sparkling characterization, dialogue and performances by the actors remained consistent throughout. I have a feeling I'll return to these films again at some point.
Nilsson's pre-historic film spree reminds me, @Archie Leach when was the last time you saw Mean Streets? Christ, was that a soul destroying experience. Holy shit was that bad.
Remind me to not listen to you film snobs again!
Remind me to not listen to you film snobs again!