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    The Bank Job?
    I remember absolutely despising that movie when I saw it in theatres, so much so that I find myself doubting my own responses--especially since, as far as I'm aware, no one else found it as deeply unpleasant as I did (except the person I saw it with). Even the negative reviews tend to write it off as merely a generic, over-plotted heist flick, rather than a generic, over-plotted heist flick interrupted by scenes of torture and murder so gruesome they seem completely out of place in a film that is ostensibly intended as entertainment.
    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

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    I remember I thought it was very fun but nothing specific comes to mind. I thought Saffron Burrows was so beautiful in it that I sought other films with her and discovered a really weird vampire flick called Perfect Creature.

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    I remember I thought it was very fun but nothing specific comes to mind. I thought Saffron Burrows was so beautiful in it that I sought other films with her and discovered a really weird vampire flick called Perfect Creature.
    I'm thinking in particular of the scenes where Stratham's buddy is tortured to death by pornographers and the female police spy is hacked to death with a machete. In both scenes the violence is more suggested than shown, but to see sympathetic characters killed off in such grisly ways just made me feel depressed.
    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

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    1. WALL-E
    2. The Dark Knight
    3. The Hurt Locker
    4. Slumdog Millionaire
    5. Iron Man
    6. In Bruges
    7. Synecdoche, New York
    8. Let The Right One In
    9. Gran Torino
    10. The Wrestler
    Last edited by StuSmallz; 08-06-2018 at 09:22 PM.

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    My quick notes on the Bank Job via Letterboxed (god this site can be so useful!)

    "I was expecting this to be an off-shoot of the Italian Job, but didn't realize this was an adaptation of a real bank robbery. Not your typical Statham flick. Minimal punching and kicking. Worth a watch."
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    1. Synecdoche, NY
    2. Happy-Go-Lucky
    3. Two Lovers
    4. Wendy and Lucy
    5. Wall-E
    6. The Wrestler
    7. The Dark Knight
    8. Pineapple Express
    9. Gran Torino
    10. Cloverfield

    Mostly going with rewatchable favorites, here. PSH's death has only calcified my feelings that SNY is one of the monumental achievements in 21st Century American cinema.
    Last edited by Pop Trash; 07-27-2018 at 07:06 PM.
    Ratings on a 1-10 scale for your pleasure:

    Top Gun: Maverick - 8
    Top Gun - 7
    McCabe & Mrs. Miller - 8
    Crimes of the Future - 8
    Videodrome - 9
    Valley Girl - 8
    Summer of '42 - 7
    In the Line of Fire - 8
    Passenger 57 - 7
    Everything Everywhere All at Once - 6



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    Unfortunately I don't remember a thing about Revanche (#10) - making it my duty to rewatch it again this week. Maybe it's one of those movies that appeals on a technical level?

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    Unfortunately I don't remember a thing about Revanche (#10) - making it my duty to rewatch it again this week. Maybe it's one of those movies that appeals on a technical level?
    Oddly enough, I wasn't blown away by this when I saw it at PIFF ten years ago but it's stuck with me since then and I've been meaning to give it another look for a while now.
    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

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    PSH's death has only calcified my feelings that SNY is one of the monumental achievements in 21st Century American cinema.
    Although I enjoyed the film, I'm firmly in the camp that regards it as an ambitious but only partially successful film. That Hoffman died a couple years later does make the film any more (or less) fully achieved.
    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

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    1. WALL-E (Andrew Stanton)
    2. Two Lovers (James Gray)
    3. The Headless Woman (Lucrecia Martel)
    4. In Bruges (Martin McDonagh)
    5. The Class (Laurent Cantet)
    6. Let the Right One In (Tomas Alfredson)
    7. Summer Hours (Olivier Assayas)
    8. Hunger (Steve McQueen)
    9. The Wrestler (Darren Aronofsky)
    10. Wendy and Lucy (Kelly Reichardt)

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    Although I enjoyed the film, I'm firmly in the camp that regards it as an ambitious but only partially successful film. That Hoffman died a couple years later does make the film any more (or less) fully achieved.
    Sure it does. It only makes the themes more heartbreaking, but you're autistic so I wouldn't expect you to understand.
    Ratings on a 1-10 scale for your pleasure:

    Top Gun: Maverick - 8
    Top Gun - 7
    McCabe & Mrs. Miller - 8
    Crimes of the Future - 8
    Videodrome - 9
    Valley Girl - 8
    Summer of '42 - 7
    In the Line of Fire - 8
    Passenger 57 - 7
    Everything Everywhere All at Once - 6



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    Sure it does. It only makes the themes more heartbreaking, but you're autistic so I wouldn't expect you to understand.
    Even way back in 2008, the idea that everyone gets old and dies wasn't exactly a newsflash; if the film has any merit, it's because of how it treats its themes, not the themes themselves. The fact that Hoffman subsequently died is irrelevant.
    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

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    Quote Quoting baby doll (view post)
    if the film has any merit, it's because of how it treats its themes, not the themes themselves.
    This is true of all films ever made.

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    This is true of all films ever made.
    I agree.
    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

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    I've done a preliminary count, so anyone who's posted so far will have to do a new post to make an edit. New lists are still welcome.

    Remember, this list won't be revealed until after the Ten Years Later MC Awards, so if you want to see it, make sure to fill out your ballot in the other thread.
    Coming to America (Landis, 1988) **
    The Beach Bum (Korine, 2019) *1/2
    Us (Peele, 2019) ***1/2
    Fugue (Smoczynska, 2018) ***1/2
    Prisoners (Villeneuve, 2013) ***1/2
    Shadow (Zhang, 2018) ***
    Oslo, August 31st (J. Trier, 2011) ****
    Climax (Noé, 2018) **1/2
    Fighting With My Family (Merchant, 2019) **
    Upstream Color (Carruth, 2013) ***

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    1. The Dark Knight
    2. WALL-E
    3. Flame & Citron
    4. In Burges
    5. Let the Right One In
    6. Happy-Go-Lucky
    7. Tropic Thunder
    8. Iron Man
    9. JCVD
    10. Burn After Reading

    Am I really the only one that liked Flame & Citron?

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    1. The Sky, the Earth, and the Rain
    2. Revanche
    3. Vicky, Cristina, Barcelona
    4. The Headless Woman
    5. Paper Soldier
    6. Still Walking
    7. A Christmas Tale
    8. Wendy and Lucy
    9. Un Lac
    10. Hipsters

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    1. The Good, The Bad, and The Weird
    2. Speed Racer
    3. The Hurt Locker
    4. Wall-E
    5. Burn After Reading
    6. The Fall
    7. Ponyo
    8. Frost/Nixon
    9. Ip Man
    10. Vicky Christina Barcelona

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    Last day for this thread. If you want to make changes, you need to do it in a new post. Everything above has been counted.
    Coming to America (Landis, 1988) **
    The Beach Bum (Korine, 2019) *1/2
    Us (Peele, 2019) ***1/2
    Fugue (Smoczynska, 2018) ***1/2
    Prisoners (Villeneuve, 2013) ***1/2
    Shadow (Zhang, 2018) ***
    Oslo, August 31st (J. Trier, 2011) ****
    Climax (Noé, 2018) **1/2
    Fighting With My Family (Merchant, 2019) **
    Upstream Color (Carruth, 2013) ***

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    The sound of crickets means the voting is now officially closed. Results to being shortly. I'll be presenting a top 25 of 2008.
    Coming to America (Landis, 1988) **
    The Beach Bum (Korine, 2019) *1/2
    Us (Peele, 2019) ***1/2
    Fugue (Smoczynska, 2018) ***1/2
    Prisoners (Villeneuve, 2013) ***1/2
    Shadow (Zhang, 2018) ***
    Oslo, August 31st (J. Trier, 2011) ****
    Climax (Noé, 2018) **1/2
    Fighting With My Family (Merchant, 2019) **
    Upstream Color (Carruth, 2013) ***

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    You've had a whole decade to see more movies, to get past your initial biases and reflect. Now there can be no excuses. Here are your top 25 films of 2008 ...

    #25


    So Jamal, tell me something about yourself.

    Slumdog Millionaire

    Director: Danny Boyle (with Loveleen Tandan)

    Country: UK

    A Mumbai teen reflects on his upbringing in the slums when he is accused of cheating on the Indian Version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

    • Winner of 8 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography and Best Editing
    • Winner of 4 Golden Globes including Best Picture - Drama
    • Won 7 BAFTA Awards including Best Film (Oddly, lost Best British Film to Man on Wire.)
    • Nominated for 6 MTV Movie Awards including Best WTF moment (Ayush Mahesh Khedekar jumping in the poop shed)


    One of two Best Picture Oscar winners to show a child jumping into the waste pool under a toilet. The other is Schindler's List , which was snubbed by MTV.

    IMDb Parental Warning! Latika puts hot peppers down Salim's pants.

    "Like so many of the Bollywood melodramas it stylistically apes, Boyle’s film is unapologetically pop, even as Boyle himself seems to be at once inside and outside the idiom, embracing it while winking slyly at our collective need for escapist fantasy." - Scott Foundas, The Village Voice

    Earliest known mention on Match Cut: Ezee E predicts Slumdog Millionaire will earn Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Director. (9/4/2008)
    Coming to America (Landis, 1988) **
    The Beach Bum (Korine, 2019) *1/2
    Us (Peele, 2019) ***1/2
    Fugue (Smoczynska, 2018) ***1/2
    Prisoners (Villeneuve, 2013) ***1/2
    Shadow (Zhang, 2018) ***
    Oslo, August 31st (J. Trier, 2011) ****
    Climax (Noé, 2018) **1/2
    Fighting With My Family (Merchant, 2019) **
    Upstream Color (Carruth, 2013) ***

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    #24


    I'm just not the hero type. Clearly.

    Iron Man

    Director: Jon Favreau

    Country: USA

    After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.

    • Nominated for 2 Academy Awards (Visual Effects, Sound Editing)
    • Nominated for Best Special Visual Effects at the BAFTA Awards
    • Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture at the Screen Actors Guild Awards
    • Won Best Movie for Grownups Who Refuse to Grow Up at the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards (Frost/Nixon won Best Movie for Grownups)


    According to Paul Bettany, he did not know on which film he was working. He merely did the job as a favor for Jon Favreau.

    IMDb Parental Warning! Stark and straight-arrow military man Jim Rhodes ride one of Stark's private jets that's staffed with midriff-baring flight attendants and a stripper pole.

    "Getting the suit right is easy. Getting the man underneath the suit right - that was the challenge, and the filmmakers rose to it." - Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

    Earliest known mention on Match Cut: Watashi mentions that the film is two days away from release and that he has experienced a related 'splooge attack!' (4/30/2008)
    Coming to America (Landis, 1988) **
    The Beach Bum (Korine, 2019) *1/2
    Us (Peele, 2019) ***1/2
    Fugue (Smoczynska, 2018) ***1/2
    Prisoners (Villeneuve, 2013) ***1/2
    Shadow (Zhang, 2018) ***
    Oslo, August 31st (J. Trier, 2011) ****
    Climax (Noé, 2018) **1/2
    Fighting With My Family (Merchant, 2019) **
    Upstream Color (Carruth, 2013) ***

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    Too high.
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    Too low
    I see how this is going to go.
    Coming to America (Landis, 1988) **
    The Beach Bum (Korine, 2019) *1/2
    Us (Peele, 2019) ***1/2
    Fugue (Smoczynska, 2018) ***1/2
    Prisoners (Villeneuve, 2013) ***1/2
    Shadow (Zhang, 2018) ***
    Oslo, August 31st (J. Trier, 2011) ****
    Climax (Noé, 2018) **1/2
    Fighting With My Family (Merchant, 2019) **
    Upstream Color (Carruth, 2013) ***

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