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Looking forward to your impressions of Elle.
True Savior
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Green Room - Jeremy Saulnier
Saulnier really loves the normality of violence. It's not overly dramatic, just shocking and brutal. Once again he adheres to a certain realism, the clumsiness of any character dealing with such brutal events is particularly effective which makes the actions to be much more striking. He plays a bit more with form to create tension than in Blue Ruin which was very raw. I do have issues with the plot-design of the entire thing. I can't buy the setup they are trying to recreate. Seems too far-fetch to ever go as planned. Not that the motives aren't there.
Saulnier really loves the normality of violence. It's not overly dramatic, just shocking and brutal. Once again he adheres to a certain realism, the clumsiness of any character dealing with such brutal events is particularly effective which makes the actions to be much more striking. He plays a bit more with form to create tension than in Blue Ruin which was very raw. I do have issues with the plot-design of the entire thing. I can't buy the setup they are trying to recreate. Seems too far-fetch to ever go as planned. Not that the motives aren't there.
blackdevil
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Pacific Rim
damn that was a cool movie. Action was great and it was visually stunning. All these colors.
damn that was a cool movie. Action was great and it was visually stunning. All these colors.
why didnt they kiss? they build that romance up the entire movie and then they hug? grow a pair dude 
Freeza Under The Shower
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Pacific Rim
damn that was a cool movie. Action was great and it was visually stunning. All these colors.
why didnt they kiss? they build that romance up the entire movie and then they hug? grow a pair dude
because that wouldn't make sense for a character that values honor after her dad just sacrificed himself. It would be too cheesy and lead to viewers going 'what' if they had done that. Guillermo Del Toro knows better than that
Daffy Duck
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I just watched Ghostbusters 2016.
I really enjoyed it! Went in with low expectations based on what I've read, but damn it was enjoyable. A different take on the franchise and it's own thing but with nice nods for those of us that love the original films.
I hope we get a sequel.
I really enjoyed it! Went in with low expectations based on what I've read, but damn it was enjoyable. A different take on the franchise and it's own thing but with nice nods for those of us that love the original films.
I hope we get a sequel.
Caught up on some 2016 movies:
Eddie the Eagle - By-the-book feelgood movie. If you're not smiling like an idiot throughout this you are a robot. 6/10
Les innocentes - Meticulous slow-paced human drama. Has some beautiful and heartwrenching moments. Looks gorgeous and is well acted. 7/10
Ghostbusters - Kate McKinnon and the ghost designs/effects were the highlights for me. Not much else. 4/10
Swiss Army Man - Super weird. Also it's pretty weird. 6.5/10
Eddie the Eagle - By-the-book feelgood movie. If you're not smiling like an idiot throughout this you are a robot. 6/10
Les innocentes - Meticulous slow-paced human drama. Has some beautiful and heartwrenching moments. Looks gorgeous and is well acted. 7/10
Ghostbusters - Kate McKinnon and the ghost designs/effects were the highlights for me. Not much else. 4/10
Swiss Army Man - Super weird. Also it's pretty weird. 6.5/10
Bride of Chucky. More of the same Chucky. I know this was a bit more comedy oriented but it really didn't feel much different than the originals. I enjoyed it.
Magnificent Seven. Had to bust away from my Chucky marathon to go see this with my dad and this just became my number one of 2016 so far. I loved it. The cast was great and nicely varied. I don't watch TV and didn't really look ahead of time so Denzel seemed a bit strange at first but he was pretty damn good in this. I kind of figured there'd be something about racism back in those days either because of Denzel or the Indian and D'onofrio's character but nothing materialized. You get a straight up action movie with zero social message which it doesn't need.
Now, Seven Samurai is by far a way, way better film that did take time to build up tensions among the seven and really world build but it took another hour to get there. So this one did a good enough job of setting things up, introducing everyone, then having a big ass showdown. Sarsgaard was a badass villain too.
I'm really looking forward to seeing the original M7 which I scored that and it's sequels pretty cheap not too long ago. I had planned on seeing it one day anyway after 7S but seeing a decent remake makes me want to see how good the original was.
All in all this was a worthy sequel. No it can't or won't surpass the original or 7S but it was good for modernizing a classic.
Magnificent Seven. Had to bust away from my Chucky marathon to go see this with my dad and this just became my number one of 2016 so far. I loved it. The cast was great and nicely varied. I don't watch TV and didn't really look ahead of time so Denzel seemed a bit strange at first but he was pretty damn good in this. I kind of figured there'd be something about racism back in those days either because of Denzel or the Indian and D'onofrio's character but nothing materialized. You get a straight up action movie with zero social message which it doesn't need.
Now, Seven Samurai is by far a way, way better film that did take time to build up tensions among the seven and really world build but it took another hour to get there. So this one did a good enough job of setting things up, introducing everyone, then having a big ass showdown. Sarsgaard was a badass villain too.
I'm really looking forward to seeing the original M7 which I scored that and it's sequels pretty cheap not too long ago. I had planned on seeing it one day anyway after 7S but seeing a decent remake makes me want to see how good the original was.
All in all this was a worthy sequel. No it can't or won't surpass the original or 7S but it was good for modernizing a classic.
User 479360
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Stand by Me (rewatch): Yup, still great.
Love & Other Drugs (rewatch): I wish I was Jake Gyllenhaal.
Love & Other Drugs (rewatch): I wish I was Jake Gyllenhaal.
Count Dookkake
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Seated for ELLE. Starts in 15 minutes.
Then it's PHANTASM: RAVAGER followed by SADAKO VS KAYAKO.
Then it's PHANTASM: RAVAGER followed by SADAKO VS KAYAKO.
Frustrated_me
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The Last Samurai
Tom Cruise just can't do no wrong for me, incredible movie with a fantastic soundtrack.
Tom Cruise just can't do no wrong for me, incredible movie with a fantastic soundtrack.
pauljeremiah
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The Magnificent Seven (2016)
Hollywood is going a process at the moment that it has to remake an old property that any form of brand name recognition, as it will make it easier to market a remake if you can tap into the nostalgia market.
Is the original Magnificent Seven the greatest western ever made? No. Is it one of the most influential westerns ever made? No. Is it one of the most fun westerns to watch? Yes.
So fast forward to 2016 and we have a remake of a reimagining, as the original Magnificent Seven is a retelling of The Seven Samurai (1954). The only part of the original Magnificent that they keep is the basic story outline. A small town out in the frontier is in trouble and needs the help of some men to get rid of the evil doers. And that's about where the similarities end.
This film pays more homage to the westerns of old, from High Noon, Chisum, Young Guns, One Eye Jacks and The Wild Bunch then it does to its source material.
Yes, Denzel makes for one cool bad ass with his .45 strapped to his hip. The supporting cast is interesting but never really go past the set character traits that are there so you can tell them apart from the other six.
The dialogue between the characters is somewhat stilted and forced and at times can be unintelligible. Very few of the background characters are developed, except for Haley Bennett, and even her presence is reduced as the film moves forward. There is a moment where you think that she will become one of the seven but it never really fully materialises and makes her role feel wasted.
There are some beautiful vistas that you come to think of when you think of the old west. The sun setting on a wide open plain with mountains in the far background and the great yonder before it, and our heroes riding their horses in silhouette. Just makes me wish that they shot this film in 70mm like Tarantino shot The Hateful Eight.
Is the film enjoyable? Yes, to a certain degree, but it depends on what you bring to the dance. There is a great action set piece at the end that pays massive homage to The Wild Bunch and Young Guns, but because this is a 12A film there is a lack of blood that its inspirations used to great effect.
The film feels like a great idea that never really materialised. We as an audience are left feeling somewhat empty by the experience and wonder what they could have been if it wasn't saddled by sharing the name of one of the most popular westerns of all time.
Hollywood is going a process at the moment that it has to remake an old property that any form of brand name recognition, as it will make it easier to market a remake if you can tap into the nostalgia market.
Is the original Magnificent Seven the greatest western ever made? No. Is it one of the most influential westerns ever made? No. Is it one of the most fun westerns to watch? Yes.
So fast forward to 2016 and we have a remake of a reimagining, as the original Magnificent Seven is a retelling of The Seven Samurai (1954). The only part of the original Magnificent that they keep is the basic story outline. A small town out in the frontier is in trouble and needs the help of some men to get rid of the evil doers. And that's about where the similarities end.
This film pays more homage to the westerns of old, from High Noon, Chisum, Young Guns, One Eye Jacks and The Wild Bunch then it does to its source material.
Yes, Denzel makes for one cool bad ass with his .45 strapped to his hip. The supporting cast is interesting but never really go past the set character traits that are there so you can tell them apart from the other six.
The dialogue between the characters is somewhat stilted and forced and at times can be unintelligible. Very few of the background characters are developed, except for Haley Bennett, and even her presence is reduced as the film moves forward. There is a moment where you think that she will become one of the seven but it never really fully materialises and makes her role feel wasted.
There are some beautiful vistas that you come to think of when you think of the old west. The sun setting on a wide open plain with mountains in the far background and the great yonder before it, and our heroes riding their horses in silhouette. Just makes me wish that they shot this film in 70mm like Tarantino shot The Hateful Eight.
Is the film enjoyable? Yes, to a certain degree, but it depends on what you bring to the dance. There is a great action set piece at the end that pays massive homage to The Wild Bunch and Young Guns, but because this is a 12A film there is a lack of blood that its inspirations used to great effect.
The film feels like a great idea that never really materialised. We as an audience are left feeling somewhat empty by the experience and wonder what they could have been if it wasn't saddled by sharing the name of one of the most popular westerns of all time.
Seed of Chucky. So this is where the movies go off the rails. This is what I expected the last movie to be. Eh didn't feel this one so much.
Curse of Chucky. This was a bit better than Seed but not by much. Too much cgi in dumb places and a bad attempt to tie all six movies together.
Glad I'm done with the series. The first four were awesome, last two not so much.
Curse of Chucky. This was a bit better than Seed but not by much. Too much cgi in dumb places and a bad attempt to tie all six movies together.
Glad I'm done with the series. The first four were awesome, last two not so much.
Wiener Dog
Typical Todd Solondz movie. Disturbing funny shit happens. I enjoyed it, but like all of Solondz movies they could be a lot better. Everyone does a good job but as usual its the story that has trouble finding its way. Poor Weiner Dog though, she had a hard life
Swiss Amry Man
Motherfucker Daniel Radcliffe refusing to be known as Harry Potter. Gotta respect this guy. He is working his ass off trying to kill that typecasting dead. Paul Dano and Radcliffe do a great job in this. Completely bizarre and fucked up in a lot of ways. Was not expecting it to be as weird and good as it was.
Count Dookkake
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ELLE: Verhoeven returns with a challenge - a sexy and funny rape-revenge flick. Isabelle Huppert owns in title role. #problematic
yo Bridget Jones was decent. I hate this kind of movies, but I guess you could watch worse shit like Suicide Squad if you're feeling masochistic. Emma Thompson makes the movie, she's absolutely hilarious. I admit I went to see it to get a bj, it's been a week
UberTag
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I need your honest opinion on this. Would Activision want to publish that God of War clone they made where a tentacle creature skullfucks (literally) its victim? I don't think Walmart would let that out on their shelves but in this pro-digital marketplace perhaps that's not such a big deal any more.
Count Dookkake
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Eh, no literal skull fucking occurred.
More_Badass
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Count Dookkake
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PHANTASM: RAVAGER is initially hampered by its budget, but picks up steam and builds to a nutty conclusion. For series diehards only.
SADAKO VS KAYAKO asks "What happens if you watch a haunted VHS tape in a haunted house?" The answer is awesome and hairy.
SADAKO VS KAYAKO asks "What happens if you watch a haunted VHS tape in a haunted house?" The answer is awesome and hairy.
Messofanego
Banned
The Ring vs The Grudge? That sounds potentially horrible XD
So it's good? Haha didn't expect that.
Count Dookkake
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Unless you're talking about Carpenter's Christine, I don't know either of the other movies.
Regardless, Verhoeven > anything else, always.
Regardless, Verhoeven > anything else, always.
Discotheque
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i like the directors of all 3 of those movies. i'd probably lean more towards paterson though personally. elle sounds the most interesting though in concept.
either way i'm gonna watch all of them as soon as i can.
either way i'm gonna watch all of them as soon as i can.
UberTag
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Having watched all three movies my vote goes towards Elle. They're all pretty damn good but Elle's just a little bit more special cinematically.
For reference, out of 77 newly released movies I've watched in 2016, I have Elle ranked #5, Paterson ranked #10 and Christine ranked #16.
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Rebecca Hall is so damn good in Christine. Easily one of my favorite performances of the year. It's Best Actress-worthy but I doubt it gets nominated in favor of more trendy choices.
cantona222
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I just watched Casino for the first time.
I felt that Ginger's (Dinero's wife) plot is too long. The I hate you, forgive you back and forth was tiring. However, the movie overall is entertaining and could have been better if it was 2 hours instead of 3 hours
Train to Busan
I like Koran action Flick, Korean Drama, Korean thriller, Korean horror, Korean vengeance movies.... but a Korean Zombie film ? i was not sure about that one, but gaf told me to watch because it was really good.
This the best Zombie movie I've watch since Rec (
) and 28 days later. This was truly a amazing experience overall, The action was amazing, the stress level on some scene was insane. Everything work, it's so well done. The zombie feel dangerous, they run fast and are aggressive. A lot of moment i was like, this is wise, they use environment item to lure them out in a intelligent way. The idea of the train is a concept that been overuses in movie(plane, bus, etc), but they nailed it in this one. This movie is a gem, must see for any Zombie fan.
I like Koran action Flick, Korean Drama, Korean thriller, Korean horror, Korean vengeance movies.... but a Korean Zombie film ? i was not sure about that one, but gaf told me to watch because it was really good.
This the best Zombie movie I've watch since Rec (
i know they are not ''Zombie'' but still
Yep. The last one that was good\great was Bride. That may be my favorite of the series.
If they had kept the same tone those last two would have been good. Hmm...not sure I have a favorite. The first two work so well together. Three is decent. Tiffany does add something to the series so you may be on to something with Bride being a bit better. Just wish they didn't go all stupid on those last couple.
Count Dookkake
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Verhoeven and Huppert deserve recognition.
Caged (1950): One of the first American films about a women's prison (possibly the first, period), this is a tad melodramatic at points, but as a commentary about the effect of prison on first-time offenders it is remarkably prescient, to the point where its basic thematic points wouldn't be at all out of place today. It's also, for a Code picture, quite cynical about the government's policy toward prisons, and many of the people who run them (apart from Agnes Moorehead in a rare sympathetic part as a reformist warden). Eleanor Parker (best known, probably, as the baroness in The Sound of Music) does a great job with the lead role, which earned her the first of three Oscar nominations.
Stronginthearm
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Just saw The Magnificent Seven. I thought it was really good.
Daffy Duck
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Nightcrawler
Damn, this is a damn good film, was expecting it to be good but it was even better than that, it was fantastic, what a dark ass film.
Damn, this is a damn good film, was expecting it to be good but it was even better than that, it was fantastic, what a dark ass film.
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From what I watched at TIFF earlier this month, that's going to be a highly competitive category this year... even with Korea gimping themselves by selecting the inferior film for Oscar consideration. The showdown between Toni Erdmann and Elle alone will make for quite the contest.
Count Dookkake
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Will check out TONI ERDMANN later in the fest, but Huppert is so fucking good in ELLE.
Seated for some silly sci-fi junk called THE ARRIVAL.
Seated for some silly sci-fi junk called THE ARRIVAL.
Catching up on some reviews.
To Have and Have Not
The plot is something like Casablanca-lite, but its Bogart and Bacall at peak chemistry, so who cares!
7/10
2001: A Space Odyssey
Rewatch, in 70mm! Apparently only one of two (or four) 70mm prints left in circulation. The print was super scratched at times, and apparently whoever had the film last ran the audio track over some magnetic something or other, so there was this dull clicking noise in the background for a lot of the film. Those issues notwithstanding, though, the image quality was really fantastic and the five-speak audio set-up is surprisingly powerful. Oh, and it's still one of the best films I've ever made.
10/10
Batman Returns
Rewatch. I haven't seen this in many years, but my recollection was always not liking it, especially as a kid, where it was my least favorite of the four Batman movies out then (yes, I liked the Schumacher films more than this one). I don't think I'd still hold that opinion, but I generally still lean toward not liking this movie. Penguin is too gross and bizarre (can there be a rule about giving Danny DeVito lines like "naked sexual charisma"?); Catwoman's character doesn't make any sense; the endgame threat with the rocket penguins is quite stupid; and there's just too little of Bruce Wayne/Batman, at least in the first half. The script can't juggle four main characters, so Bruce is absent for a lot of the first half (I don't think we even see him out of costume until the 35-40 minute mark) and Walken (who is surprisingly fun) is absent for a lot of the second half.
On the plus side, for some reason, I like Keaton's turn as Bruce and Batman more here than in the '89 movie; he seems less aloof and more confident in the role. Elfman's score is really great. The sets are impressive looking, more so than I remember. I did enjoy Walken as a villain. And Michelle Pfeiffer, while pretty annoying while in the Catwoman suit, is really great as Selina Kyle (sans her klutzy/woe-is-my-love-life scenes in the beginning). She and Keaton only have three scenes together where they're not in costume, but they're far and away the high points of the movie; they have a fun, playful dynamic together and genuine chemistry. I wish there had been more of that.
So, maybe not as bad as I remembered it, with some genuinely good stuff in there, but overall more misses than hits for me.
5/10
To Have and Have Not
The plot is something like Casablanca-lite, but its Bogart and Bacall at peak chemistry, so who cares!
7/10
2001: A Space Odyssey
Rewatch, in 70mm! Apparently only one of two (or four) 70mm prints left in circulation. The print was super scratched at times, and apparently whoever had the film last ran the audio track over some magnetic something or other, so there was this dull clicking noise in the background for a lot of the film. Those issues notwithstanding, though, the image quality was really fantastic and the five-speak audio set-up is surprisingly powerful. Oh, and it's still one of the best films I've ever made.
10/10
Batman Returns
Rewatch. I haven't seen this in many years, but my recollection was always not liking it, especially as a kid, where it was my least favorite of the four Batman movies out then (yes, I liked the Schumacher films more than this one). I don't think I'd still hold that opinion, but I generally still lean toward not liking this movie. Penguin is too gross and bizarre (can there be a rule about giving Danny DeVito lines like "naked sexual charisma"?); Catwoman's character doesn't make any sense; the endgame threat with the rocket penguins is quite stupid; and there's just too little of Bruce Wayne/Batman, at least in the first half. The script can't juggle four main characters, so Bruce is absent for a lot of the first half (I don't think we even see him out of costume until the 35-40 minute mark) and Walken (who is surprisingly fun) is absent for a lot of the second half.
On the plus side, for some reason, I like Keaton's turn as Bruce and Batman more here than in the '89 movie; he seems less aloof and more confident in the role. Elfman's score is really great. The sets are impressive looking, more so than I remember. I did enjoy Walken as a villain. And Michelle Pfeiffer, while pretty annoying while in the Catwoman suit, is really great as Selina Kyle (sans her klutzy/woe-is-my-love-life scenes in the beginning). She and Keaton only have three scenes together where they're not in costume, but they're far and away the high points of the movie; they have a fun, playful dynamic together and genuine chemistry. I wish there had been more of that.
So, maybe not as bad as I remembered it, with some genuinely good stuff in there, but overall more misses than hits for me.
5/10
Regarding Radcliffe, has anyone seen Imperium?
Shit, i completely forgot about this. Will watch very soon.
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No no... you're seated for Arrival. There is no "The".
The Arrival is a trashy sci-fi flick from 1996 starring Charlie Sheen where aliens are blamed for causing the greenhouse effect (because human beings certainly wouldn't be so destructive).
Count Dookkake
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I can see there is no fooling you...
Movie was ok. I think it has been overhyped. Is not 2001.
Nice production overall, though.
It has the same ending as
Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey
Count Dookkake
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Now seated for a secret screening.
Fingers crossed for RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER!
Fingers crossed for RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER!
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