My rating has changed because my perception of the film has changed, therefore I deem it to be better/worse than I deemed it to be before. I don't know how this negates my argument.Quoting Qrazy (view post)
My rating has changed because my perception of the film has changed, therefore I deem it to be better/worse than I deemed it to be before. I don't know how this negates my argument.Quoting Qrazy (view post)
StanleyK, are you still watching Tarantino films?
Yes. I wanted to rent Jackie Brown last week but they didn't have it. I'll probably get to it this week, and since I own both Kill Bill films there shouldn't be a problem there. There will be a problem when I get to Grindhouse; the proper version was never released in my country, so I'll have to find a way to replicate as best as I can the theatrical experience, fake trailers and all.Quoting Irish (view post)
Cool. Just wanted to check in. I'm looking forward to your write ups.Quoting StanleyK (view post)
Thanks. It's good to know someone actually enjoys what I write.Quoting Irish (view post)
Harlan County U.S.A. is a very powerful film, detailing a coal mining strike that reveals the extreme lengths of corporate greed and immorality, possessing moments of raw anger and desperation that are quite affecting. Punctuated by folk songs, the film is narrated not by the filmmaker but by the voices of the town's citizens, with their persistence and resilience reflected in the material. Sure it has a quite subject point-of-view but it's done in a transparent manner, never manipulative in the way Moore is. Pretty sure this should be considered essential viewing among Americans, if not just everyone.
So, not only is the whole 3D gimmick stupid, but it's actually making 2D movies look worse.
http://articles.boston.com/2011-05-2...siness-screens
So, this is 3D's fault and not the fault of lazy theater management?Quoting D_Davis (view post)
My YouTube Channel: Grim Street Grindhouse
My Top 100 Horror Movies OF ALL TIME.
Watched another wonderful Keaton feature (Our Hospitality) as well as probably the weakest short of his I've seen (The Haunted House), or at least on par with his equally mediocre Fatty-Arbuckle-collaboration The Garage. Hmm, I think I'll watch a few more shorts today.
Letterboxd rating scale:
The Long Riders (Hill) ***
Furious 7 (Wan) **½
Hard Times (Hill) ****½
Another 48 Hrs. (Hill) ***
/48 Hrs./ (Hill) ***½
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (Besson) ***
/Unknown/ (Collet-Serra) ***½
Animal (Simmons) **
The overture is beautiful, though. One of my favorite pieces of a musical score.Quoting megladon8 (view post)
Last Five Films I've Seen (Out of 5)
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse (Mackesy, 2022) 4.5
Puss In Boots: The Last Wish (Crawford, 2022) 4
Confess, Fletch (Mottola, 2022) 3.5
M3GAN (Johnstone, 2023) 3.5
Turning Red (Shi, 2022) 4.5
Tokyo Story (Ozu, 1953) 5
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Yep. It's all 3D's fault, because it is so stupid.Quoting Spun Lepton (view post)
Your argument was 'If I like it is is good, if I don't it isn't'. I called this too simple precisely because perceptions change, which you acknowledge. I wasn't negating your argument that you don't personally feel you need to make the best/favorite distinction. And in this case I wasn't negating the argument that best/favorite is a meaningless distinction, although I feel I've done this elsewhere. I was only making the argument that like/good dislike/bad is too simple.Quoting StanleyK (view post)
The Princess and the Pilot - B-
Playtime (rewatch) - A
The Hobbit - C-
The Comedy - D+
Kings of the Road - C+
The Odd Couple - B
Red Rock West - C-
The Hunger Games - D-
Prometheus - C
Tangled - C+
Went to a screening of Casablanca last Tuesday. I'd only seen it once before, but I loved the hell out of it, so it was great to get a repeat viewing in a theater.
But I was getting really annoyed at the characters. Unless I'm just completely wrong, something about it still bugs the hell out of me. . .
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Either way, it's still an awesome movie. I just thought that was kind of funny.
Also saw Python's The Holy Grail at the same theater a week prior. Consistently funny, without a bad scene to be found.
Hey guys. I'm sick. Couch-ridden. I want to watch a good action fantasy, but cannot muster the will to crystallize any options. What should I watch?
Good like a good movie, or "good" like Krull or Beastmaster is "good"?Quoting Sven (view post)
...and the milk's in me.
I'm well aware of the rubric by which goodness is gauged in action fantasies, but I was hoping for probably a step above Krull and Beastmaster. But you're on the right track, genre-wise.Quoting Mara (view post)
Maybe too close to science fiction, but Flash Gordon. You're welcome.
A fantastic suggestion, though I was hoping for something I hadn't seen before.Quoting soitgoes... (view post)
On Casablanca ...Quoting Mr. Pink (view post)
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So, no Cave Dwellers. I hear ya.Quoting Sven (view post)
Flash Gordon is "good." Possibly quite "good."
I'm not nuts about Excalibur, but there are those on the boards who praise it mightily. May be up your alley.
...and the milk's in me.
Nooo .. in a weakened condition Excalibur might kill him.
Have you seen the original Conan? If not, it's a perfect fit. Decent story, great production values, and just a bit cheesy.
You know me well enough to think that I'd like it, at least.Quoting Mara (view post)
Oh. You're one of them.Quoting Sven (view post)
...and the milk's in me.
Hausu? Again, maybe outside of the genre you're looking for, but it's got a certain level of wackiness you usually love.Quoting Sven (view post)
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