The movie you just watched

[satyanash 14484]

Finally saw a really good movie that came out a month or so ago, Andhahun. Very unpredictable and well-made black comedy. Every character serves a very specific purpose. I definitely have to watch it again at some point to see the things I missed the first go-around.

 

[Deej 76772]

6 hours ago, tbone_ said:

Right turn, Clyde!

I love Clint, but if you need any proof of his questionable judgement, I present to you Sondra Locke.

[Deej 76772]

CMT is notoriously bad at that. They even fucked up Smokey and the Bear.

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[ernest_t_bass 1196]

Daughter and I watched Mowgli.  We both enjoyed it.

[Woland 733]

A Scanner Darkly. I need to read the novel.

 

[Fozzz 152]

This movie is horny as fuck. 

[RPM 26320]

Doris looks skanky. Wheelhouse.

[Fozzz 152]

 

Magnificent. 

[tbone_ 14121]

What’s magnificent about it?

[Fozzz 152]

7 minutes ago, tbone_ said:

What’s magnificent about it?

imo, the way that it lets you step into the lives of people very different from our own in such an authentic and fully formed way.  I think that's the main draw of his movies, at least for me.  I've never been to Taiwan, and I hardly know anything about Taipei, but you get such an intimate feel for the characters in this movie that there is nothing foreign or alien about them.  It is very easy to place yourself into their shoes, which is not a very easy thing for a filmmaker to do because of how well developed the characters must be for them to feel real on that kind of level.  Also, when you have such fully formed characters you can see things about how people work in a given situation, which can be interesting and have things to say about not just the character, but the situation with which the character is presented (here it being Tsai Chin figuring out what to do with her life in 1980s Taipei).  In that way I think this movie, and Yang's movies generally, have both Ozu and Antonioni in them.  

[Drew 2408]

Watched the Early Screening of Bumblebee. Surprisingly really well done.  Probably the best of that franchise, and no wonder since the director isn't the same.  At least as good as the first one.

[tantric superman 4667]

4 hours ago, Fozzz said:

imo, the way that it lets you step into the lives of people very different from our own in such an authentic and fully formed way.  I think that's the main draw of his movies, at least for me.  I've never been to Taiwan, and I hardly know anything about Taipei, but you get such an intimate feel for the characters in this movie that there is nothing foreign or alien about them.  It is very easy to place yourself into their shoes, which is not a very easy thing for a filmmaker to do because of how well developed the characters must be for them to feel real on that kind of level.  Also, when you have such fully formed characters you can see things about how people work in a given situation, which can be interesting and have things to say about not just the character, but the situation with which the character is presented (here it being Tsai Chin figuring out what to do with her life in 1980s Taipei).  In that way I think this movie, and Yang's movies generally, have both Ozu and Antonioni in them.  

I love Ozu.  I can't get enough of people kneeling down, standing up, and then smiling with embarassment.  Plus, when they look you in the eye it freaks me out.

Edited December 12, 2018 by tantric superman

[Fozzz 152]

 

Burn in hell, Thatcher.  

[Underdog 28626]

The Birdcage - currently on epix, just a fantastic movie.  

[Carl Spackler 3482]

Mudbound.  Very well-crafted but could have used more editing.

[RPM 26320]

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind - Sam Rockwell kills it (wink, wink, nudge, nudge) as Chuck Barris.

[tantric superman 4667]

Roma (just dropped on Netflix) is fantastic and perfect.  Going to be thinking about this one for awhile.  A work of art that really digs deep.

 

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The big three directors of Mexico are pretty fantastic.

[kingkoopa6 8350]

Holy fuck balls. The beginning of Vox Lux was nuts 

[52-80 19154]

Blindspotting.

A combination of Friday, Boys N the Hood, and End of Watch.

 

Could've easily been a bad movie had it been a little more serious, a little more preachy, or a little more irreverent.  As it is, it struck the balance perfectly. 

 

Hard to imagine it's a directing debut, and also an acting debut for the co-star who was hilarious (great writing)

 

Edited December 16, 2018 by 52-80

[RPM 26320]

Bleed Out - currently running on HBO. The story of a retired Wisconsin teacher (whose son just happens to be a director) that suffered a medical error during a hip replacement that left her in a coma and the legal/medical/financial/family/personal nightmare that followed. 

Pro Tip: Don't get sick and old at the same time.

[Underdog 28626]

Green Book - Outstanding, can’t highly recommend it enough.  A lot more humor in it than I was execting, both actors do a great job and the Cardellini chick is a fine looking woman. 

Edited December 20, 2018 by Underdog

[Parliament 14258]

Soylent Green.  The plot was weak and the end was terrible.  But the director did a great job of putting you in the dystopic universe he envisions.

[kingkoopa6 8350]

Second Act was iight. 

J Lo still nice to look at. 

[PittsburghTiger 6181]

Watched this one last night. It's funny. Ginger Rogers was a cute gal.

[billfromlaketravis 11467]

PSA, Isle of Dogs is on HBO tonight. 

[kingkoopa6 8350]

On 12/12/2018 at 11:13 AM, Drew said:

Watched the Early Screening of Bumblebee. Surprisingly really well done.  Probably the best of that franchise, and no wonder since the director isn't the same.  At least as good as the first one.

Lotta kids clapping after...

music was great. 80s jams for the win. 

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19101]

Colette.  Keira Knightly in another period piece.  It was very good if you are into that sort of thing.  

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On 12/15/2018 at 2:27 PM, tantric superman said:

Roma (just dropped on Netflix) is fantastic and perfect.  Going to be thinking about this one for awhile.  A work of art that really digs deep.

 

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The big three directors of Mexico are pretty fantastic.

Just watched this . And the Shining. And The Birdcage. And Moonstruck. And Animal House. And Daddy's Home 2.

[ADHD 28]

On 12/20/2018 at 4:08 PM, Parliament said:

Soylent Green.  The plot was weak and the end was terrible.  But the director did a great job of putting you in the dystopic universe he envisions.

This is based on a true story .

[tantric superman 4667]

Lean on Pete.   Wow, this is a downer, but pretty effective.

This Charlie Plummer is a pretty effective actor, I think in part because he looks and acts so odd.

Like, The Rider in the sense that it really is painful, but ultimately works. 

Edited December 23, 2018 by tantric superman

[ADHD 28]

On 11/23/2018 at 4:32 AM, Fudbelty said:

No Country For Old Men


I guess I’m dumb because that ending was definitely a wtf exactly was that moment. No clue. Best part of the whole movie was the convenience store exchange.

Overall wasn’t bad at all. 6 mehs out of 10

Watched this and Hateful 8 back to back.

[PittsburghTiger 6181]

I just watched, and I am not sure why other than it was filmed in Pittsburgh, a film that has to be in the top-5 of worst films in the 1980s.

 

 

Edited December 24, 2018 by PittsburghTiger
Added another fabulously awful clip

[Grandioso 2592]

Not a movie, but this Godfather Legacy thing on the Reelz channel is fucking amazing.

Has screen tests of the actors, backstory, interviews with Coppola, Pacino, etc., just tons of behind the scenes stuff, critical interpretations.

Badass.

Edit: just looked - I think this came out in 2012

Edited December 24, 2018 by Grandioso

[ajax 2611]

Alpha was really good, very straight forward. 7.5 out of 10.

American Ultra was goofy and all over the place, but fun. Jesse Eisenberg is not a convoy l convincing tough guy. 6.5 out of 10.

[EuroHorn 3263]

[Continental Op 3934]

Phantasm.  This is not a good movie. 

[Underdog 28626]

9 hours ago, EuroHorn said:

Caught the tail end of this the other day. 

[Trey3216 15346]

On 12/23/2018 at 6:53 AM, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

Colette.  Keira Knightly in another period piece.  It was very good if you are into that sort of thing.  

I’m into Keira Knightly things...

[TexArcher 37774]

Just saw Vice.

It wanders around a bit, but the acting is exceptional.

[BearSchlong 8091]

Just saw Vice.
It wanders around a bit, but the acting is exceptional.

Agreed, I saw it tonight. They did a good job.

[NOMAAA 1696]

i did not care for the mule.  played out like a hallmark movie or daytime soap.  bad movie.

[Beau Vine 54220]

 

Four stars.  Joe Bob sez check it out.

[Continental Op 3934]

 
Four stars.  Joe Bob sez check it out.

Where can I see this? How much aardvarking is there?

[Beau Vine 54220]

Amazon prime

[Junior Miller 1502]

The Endless

Zero budget but crazy story and pretty unsettling with great musical score. If you're into indys and sci fi might like it. 

[tantric superman 4667]

1 hour ago, NOMAAA said:

i did not care for the mule.  played out like a hallmark movie or daytime soap.  bad movie. 

Balthazar?  I don't know about daytime soap or hallmark, but the girl was pretty.

 

[Continental Op 3934]

Vice.  Thoroughly adequate.  

[Continental Op 3934]

Mary, Queen of Scots.  Somewhat tedious Oscar bait, but not a bad movie.  

[BrickHorn 18230]

Holmes & Watson.  Good Christ that was bad.  Think “Politics Board Comic Relief Thread: The Movie” level unfunny.  

[ClubWhatever 12140]

The Favourite.  Rachel Weisz is really good.  The whole thing is diabolical.