I mean yeah it was well made ish but meh.Quoting Boner M (view post)
I mean yeah it was well made ish but meh.Quoting Boner M (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+
I won't defend it as being thematically fresh, just eminently enjoyable in a hits-from-the-Scorsese-songbook way, with enough moments of ingenuity to set it apart. eg Malik's first hit, sticking his tongue out at airport security, finding the sand in his shoe back in prison, the final scene with Cesar in the prison yard & the final shot... all Great Cinematic Moments. The slo-mo flying deer scene, not so much.Quoting Qrazy (view post)
That got a big laugh in my theatre.Quoting Boner M (view post)
"If you think of yourself as funny you become tragic."... "You don’t know beans from Boston!"... "I think about you so much I forget to go to the bathroom!"
Minnie & Moskowitz is quality.
Yes, yes it is.Quoting Boner M (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+
So damn quotable. Blind date scene + Seymour's car-stalking of Minnie are two of the funniest scenes of JC's filmography.Quoting Qrazy (view post)
I've had that on my hard drive for 73 years. You'd think I'd have watched it by now considering how much I love Cassavetes.Quoting Boner M (view post)
Last 5 Viewed
Riddick (David Twohy | 2013 | USA/UK)
Night Across the Street (Raoul Ruiz | 2012 | Chile/France)*
Pain & Gain (Michael Bay | 2013 | USA)*
You're Next (Adam Wingard | 2011 | USA)
Little Odessa (James Gray | 1994 | USA)*
*recommended *highly recommended
“It isn't easy to accept that suffering can also be beautiful... it's difficult. It's something you can only understand if you dig deeply into yourself.” -- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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Yeah except you didn't because I recommended it to you and you'd much prefer to go watch some obscure bullshit for the sake of self-fellating.Quoting Brightside (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+
Pretty much.Quoting Qrazy (view post)
Last 5 Viewed
Riddick (David Twohy | 2013 | USA/UK)
Night Across the Street (Raoul Ruiz | 2012 | Chile/France)*
Pain & Gain (Michael Bay | 2013 | USA)*
You're Next (Adam Wingard | 2011 | USA)
Little Odessa (James Gray | 1994 | USA)*
*recommended *highly recommended
“It isn't easy to accept that suffering can also be beautiful... it's difficult. It's something you can only understand if you dig deeply into yourself.” -- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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Cassavetes takes a stab at the romcom with glorious results. I really need to wrap his filmography, only three left to go. Perhaps Too Late Blues up next.Quoting Boner M (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+
Funny. I have Opening Night to watch tonight.
That one, A Child is Waiting and Gloria left for me. Latter two mostly for completist purposes.Quoting Qrazy (view post)
Superb film.Quoting soitgoes... (view post)
Last 5 Viewed
Riddick (David Twohy | 2013 | USA/UK)
Night Across the Street (Raoul Ruiz | 2012 | Chile/France)*
Pain & Gain (Michael Bay | 2013 | USA)*
You're Next (Adam Wingard | 2011 | USA)
Little Odessa (James Gray | 1994 | USA)*
*recommended *highly recommended
“It isn't easy to accept that suffering can also be beautiful... it's difficult. It's something you can only understand if you dig deeply into yourself.” -- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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**½Quoting Brightside (view post)
Weekend:
Restrepo
Uncle Boonmee (rpt, 1st Blu-Ray purchase too)
World on a Wire
Daddy Longlegs
You would.Quoting soitgoes... (view post)
Last 5 Viewed
Riddick (David Twohy | 2013 | USA/UK)
Night Across the Street (Raoul Ruiz | 2012 | Chile/France)*
Pain & Gain (Michael Bay | 2013 | USA)*
You're Next (Adam Wingard | 2011 | USA)
Little Odessa (James Gray | 1994 | USA)*
*recommended *highly recommended
“It isn't easy to accept that suffering can also be beautiful... it's difficult. It's something you can only understand if you dig deeply into yourself.” -- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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Probably not. I've loved everything besides Shadows. I'm not sure why I'm taking my time with Cassavetes.Quoting Brightside (view post)
Shadows is so good, though.Quoting soitgoes... (view post)
Last 5 Viewed
Riddick (David Twohy | 2013 | USA/UK)
Night Across the Street (Raoul Ruiz | 2012 | Chile/France)*
Pain & Gain (Michael Bay | 2013 | USA)*
You're Next (Adam Wingard | 2011 | USA)
Little Odessa (James Gray | 1994 | USA)*
*recommended *highly recommended
“It isn't easy to accept that suffering can also be beautiful... it's difficult. It's something you can only understand if you dig deeply into yourself.” -- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
twitter | next projection | criticker | frames within frames
It's good, but not in the same league as the others I've seen. It's too raw.Quoting Brightside (view post)
Pish posh.Quoting soitgoes... (view post)
Last 5 Viewed
Riddick (David Twohy | 2013 | USA/UK)
Night Across the Street (Raoul Ruiz | 2012 | Chile/France)*
Pain & Gain (Michael Bay | 2013 | USA)*
You're Next (Adam Wingard | 2011 | USA)
Little Odessa (James Gray | 1994 | USA)*
*recommended *highly recommended
“It isn't easy to accept that suffering can also be beautiful... it's difficult. It's something you can only understand if you dig deeply into yourself.” -- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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My weekend is going to be based on whether I can save anything off my old hard drive when I get my new computer tomorrow. Otherwise blank slate! Who knows what my future will bring?
Yeah, it's a milestone and whatnot, but it just pales next to the later films with his regular troupe .Quoting soitgoes... (view post)
Gloria is an interesting work. Ultimately I find it a bit uneven but I could see you really digging it. You've seen Big Trouble? How is that?Quoting Boner M (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+
I was surprised at how little I responded to The Last Detail. I was so ready to be wowed, because you know, 70s! Ashby! Nicholson! But it was surprisingly slight and choppy. A reluctant meh.
Last 10 Movies Seen
(90+ = canonical, 80-89 = brilliant, 70-79 = strongly recommended, 60-69 = good, 50-59 = mixed, 40-49 = below average with some good points, 30-39 = poor, 20-29 = bad, 10-19 = terrible, 0-9 = soul-crushingly inept in every way)
Run (2020) 64
The Whistlers (2019) 55
Pawn (2020) 62
Matilda (1996) 37
The Town that Dreaded Sundown (1976) 61
Moby Dick (2011) 50
Soul (2020) 64
Heroic Duo (2003) 55
A Moment of Romance (1990) 61
As Tears Go By (1988) 65
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Listening Habits at LastFM
I got 46/50Quoting Spinal (view post)
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Nah. Both would get 3/4 stars.Quoting Brightside (view post)
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