Because the Cult needs a place where it can feel at home.
Because the Cult needs a place where it can feel at home.
Ahh this reminds me of my old rate/rank thread when I was watching a shitload of old samurai films from Gosha and the like. Maybe time to start doing that again.
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+
Asian Action vs. Asian Stasis
Discuss!
Yeah, that one had a very direct idea about it. After everyone rated the directors listed it just sorta stopped.Quoting Qrazy (view post)
Edit: I still reference the lists occasionally, and I'm amazed how out of date mine are already.
I tend to like the stasis films more, but I have to admit that not many things in film make me as happy as when Asian (esp. Japanese) films veer into crazy.Quoting Boner M (view post)
Much prefer asian action.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+
stasis.Quoting Boner M (view post)
tsai ming-liang ftw.
Have you seen any Jia Zhang-ke films? His brand of stasiscore may meet the requisite level of Antoine-demanded realism to work for you.Quoting Isaac (view post)
An asian film discussion thread, just like ye Match Cut of olde, minus Llopin and Li Lili and all those folks. Good people.
Giving up in 2020. Who cares.
maɬni – towards the ocean, towards the shore (Sky Hopinka) ***½
Without Remorse (Stefano Sollima) *½
The Marksman (Robert Lorenz) **
Beckett (Ferdinando Cito Filomarino) *½
Night Hunter (David Raymond) *
Also there are few things I like less than contemporary Japanese action movie trends. Yeesh.
Giving up in 2020. Who cares.
maɬni – towards the ocean, towards the shore (Sky Hopinka) ***½
Without Remorse (Stefano Sollima) *½
The Marksman (Robert Lorenz) **
Beckett (Ferdinando Cito Filomarino) *½
Night Hunter (David Raymond) *
This thread.
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
Anyone here see The Good, The bad and the Weird? It's streaming on Netflix and I'm tempted.
How come?Quoting Sycophant (view post)
Yeah they suck.Quoting Stay Puft (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 Saw the Devil might be my first 2011 movie.
Kôji Wakamatsu never strayed too far from his comfort zone, at least in the 60's. His early films always relied on heavy use of violence and sexual abuse. As the "godfather" of pinku films he was able to elevate his films above the level of schlock as would be expected with someone so enamored with rape, humiliation and the degradation of women. His films have a level of beauty, possessing qualities of his contemporaries Yoshida and Ôshima, but at the same time his films leave things like story and plot in the background. I guess when you make 50 films in seven years some things will be sacrificed. The Embryo Hunts in Secret is no different. A man traps his girlfriend in his apartment and tortures her repeatedly. Through flashbacks we're shown that he had an ex-wife who he also tortured because she got pregnant. He was convinced it wasn't he who did the impregnating. That's about all there is to the story, but using a clever use of still shots, high contrast film, and sound editing Wakamatsu nevertheless entertains for 70 minutes. Not his best work, but certainly watchable. Nice surprising use of Beethoven's 3rd as well.
Finally saw Endhiran, which was as I expected: big, dumb, goofy fun. I even liked a couple of the songs. Reminded me of one of those fast food super-size meals - perfectly enjoyable at the time of consumption, but halfway through, both you (and the film) are a bloated mess. And someone definitely should have told the director, S. Shankar, to hold the cheese. Seriously.
Oh, and Aishwarya Rai sure is pretty.
I want to see this, but I also have an aversion to Indian films with musical numbers. I'm torn.Quoting Russ (view post)
And yeah, she's hot.
Shooting for the film began with on-location filming at Machu Picchu for one of the songs -- which had absolutely nothing to do with any event in the film.Quoting soitgoes... (view post)
I don't like it when genres of film get separated out. I was more ok with horror more because I don't really care 'bout horror.Quoting soitgoes... (view post)
I figured this would spawn more discussion in an area that I do care about. It's disheartening when something gets posted, and is immediately buried by discussion number 23 on the merits of Christopher Nolan in contemporary film.Quoting Sycophant (view post)
I thought I provided some decent insight into why I and many others don't hold him in incredibly high esteem. But really, how often do discussions about Nolan go beyond "he's amazing" or "he's OK?" I get your point, though. I still haven't gotten a response to my questions about 'R Xmas.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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Only two people in Ferrara's thread have seen the film, and one of whom doesn't post here anymore. Throw the Raiders signal up in the sky to get the response you require.Quoting Brightside (view post)
The Nolan bit was an off the cuff remark. There's a number of recurring conversations that pop up from time to time in the FDT. I don't see why a film message board shouldn't have multiple specialized threads covering many different topics. The horror thread is great because I don't have to read about a genre that doesn't appeal to me unless I am bored and check out the thread. Those who love horror films, it's great because all their needs are contained in one thread.