Hey, those are thoughts!
Hey, those are thoughts!
You r my muse.Quoting Boner M (view post)
The Act of Killing (Oppenheimer 13) - A
Stranger by the Lake (Giraudie 12) - B
American Hustle (Russell 13) - C+
The Wolf of Wall Street (Scorsese 13) - C+
Passion (De Palma 12) - B
Why would you watch a movie like that?Quoting Bosco B Thug (view post)
Also, watch the restored version.
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+
Redline (anime) > Speed Racer
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+
Does anyone own Fires on the Plain or The Human Condition on Criterion DVD?
I have a Chinese bootleg of the Criterion DVD of Fires on the Plain but haven't gotten around to watching it. (So many bootlegs, so little time.) So far I haven't been able to find The Human Condition with English subtitles, but I did come across a bootleg of the French DVD.Quoting Winston* (view post)
Just because...
The Fabelmans (Steven Spielberg, 2022) mild
Petite maman (Céline Sciamma, 2021) mild
The Banshees of Inisherin (Martin McDonagh, 2022) mild
The last book I read was...
The Complete Short Stories by Mark Twain
The (New) World
Cheers, I sorted it though. You should watch Fires on the Plain btw. It's really great.
Cuz I was getting no conclusive answers about which version to watch from reluctant internet-surfing.Quoting Qrazy (view post)
Thanks for the vote!
The Act of Killing (Oppenheimer 13) - A
Stranger by the Lake (Giraudie 12) - B
American Hustle (Russell 13) - C+
The Wolf of Wall Street (Scorsese 13) - C+
Passion (De Palma 12) - B
Sounds like Winston* has whatever he wanted to take care of taken care of, but if for no other reason than to boast, I, too, have the Criterion Human Condition set.
It was to do with a citation in a history essay I was writing about those movies and No Regrets for Our Youth. Last assignment of my degree done, Sycophant, woo!Quoting Sycophant (view post)
I didn't get Hereafter at all. Wasn't bad, but was I supposed to care about any of it? It's too languid a movie to ever generate suspense or even interest. Plus it's always more or less obvious where it's going.
It's an awful movie.Quoting Grouchy (view post)
Congratulations!Quoting Winston* (view post)
I should watch No Regrets for Our Youth during this week's break from school.
It's not very good IMO. More interesting as a historical artifact than as a work of art.Quoting Sycophant (view post)
With where I'm at right now, historical value is about as interesting as artistic or entertainment value.
I thought No Regrets for Our Youth to be the first Kurosawa film to show greatness.
McQueen's Shame is getting praised like mad by most of the critical press, while the folks at Slant, Reverse Shot, and the D'Angelo et. al. crew are uniformly laying on the hate pretty thick. Hunger left me deeply conflicted, so this response is intriguing me.
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) **
Fairly sure it'll be divisive here also.Quoting Rowland (view post)
Methinks you should watch the film first. Form your own opinion. Then look at the reviews.Quoting Rowland (view post)
Sure why not?
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (Rian Johnson) - 9
STRONGER (David Gordon Green) - 6
THE DISASTER ARTIST (James Franco) - 7
THE FLORIDA PROJECT (Sean Baker) - 9
LADY BIRD (Greta Gerwig) - 8
"Hitchcock is really bad at suspense."
- Stay Puft
I haven't read any of the reviews, but I take note of responses. Which I sorta wish I didn't do either, because knowing the divisive nature of the film in advance (and who lands on which side) does inevitably color my expectations to some degree, but I suppose that goes with the territory as a criticism junkie.Quoting Watashi (view post)
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) **
Think I may apply for Butt Numb-A-Thon... Anyone in on this?
First thing's first for Butt-Numb-A-Thon... Review a movie where a girl sings "Jingle Bells" while being raped. What am I getting myself into?Quoting Ezee E (view post)
:lol:Quoting Ezee E (view post)
At some point I need to watch my Criterion copy I bought during the last sale. Easily one of Chaplin's best.
Oh and I'm hoping that my DVR taped Limelight. I would take more advantage of TCM showing Buster Keaton's movies every Sunday if many of the more famous ones weren't on Netflix Instant Viewing. Still I'll be on the lookout for some of his lesser ones they decide to air.
PS: 11,000th post. Should have used it on something more special.
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They call your name out loud and clear
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What the hell is this movie marathon and how did you get in on it? What else do you have to watch?Quoting Ezee E (view post)
And what's the MC consensus on Le Amiche? I saw a trailer for it before Stalker a while back and thought it looked interesting. Also thought the trailer for it was interesting too, considering it had the same trailer structure as old American Hollywood movies of the 40s.
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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It's Harry Knowles' annual event in Austin. You have to apply to get tickets. There are 200 seats, and last year Ain't It Cool claimed 10,000 people applied.