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Film What's the Last Film You Saw? v. Tell Us What You Thought!

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hydroazuanacaine said:
Walkabout

shares aesthetics and themes--primarily the constraints and safety of society versus the openness and savageness of nature--of Dillinger is Dead to the point where i developed new respect and understanding of Dillinger is Dead based on my viewing of Walkabout. even taking into account that they are from the same era, the film they are shot on looks so similar--like same camera, same brand of film. it's weird, they both end with the fantastic green eyes of a young beauty--a nod? their stories have a similar surreal feel. i'm stealing this word from the hulu description, but both have the same "hypnotic" plot pacing. the end of Dillinger is Dead is far more open, where the end of Walkabout is quite sad.

sexuality is big in Dillinger is Dead; coming-of-age sexuality is big in in Walkabout. this gives it some controversy. that said, i did not receive the actress-exploitive, Pretty Baby impression from Walkabout. jenny agutter is old enough and the the movie legit enough. i do not think the film is marketing underage ass. young nudity plays into the film's themes. yeah, she is a beauty. a mix between jena malone and the boat girl at the end of Dillinger is Dead. and the asshole, rich friend from Pretty in Pink--james spader. there are extended scenes of her teenie breasts and butt. i don't think that is a primary selling point. i do not get the impression that the filming of those scenes involved abuse of the actress. i'm all about using beautiful actresses--unless it's not character appropriate.

i could see it again. it's got the post-modern, delillo White Noise thing going on with the radio. but in Walkabout it is certainly not white noise. i could not always understand the radio because of the australian--or english?--accent. same with a few bits of the dialogue and narration. i had to rewind the last scene like 15 times to hear the quip of poetry it ends on, and i'm still not sure i got every word. i always say i need to see a movie again. i rarely do. oh well.
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walkabout is an absolutely incredible movie. nick roeg is a great director. he also directed the creepy and brilliant: don't look now.

alasdair
 
MrGrunge said:
Nope. I mean, I broke up with my girlfriend a couple months ago but it wasn't an overly-emotional event for me (just a mutual split, really). I got over it smoothly but I suppose since then I feel more lonely than normal which might have had something to do with it. Also, I had smoked some marijuanas.

That stuff aside:

I'm not sure why, but the movie resonated with me on a deeply personal level. The way it depicted this fleeting but deeply intimate relationship between two lonely, disconnected people felt very real to me and hit very close to home. The love shared between them never really seemed romantic or sexual, but something more primal and intense - like they had finally found a kindred spirit, someone that gave them renewed vitality and purpose, only to be separated by commitments to the people that made them so miserable in the first place. It's really tragic. This feeling was amplified by the beautiful cinematography and excellent score.

Lost in Translation is a near-perfect film. I really don't have any criticisms for it. It's a smart, moving, cohesive piece of art that succeeds on just about every level; it perfectly captures the essence of the human experience (the good, the bad, the tragic) without ever feeling sappy or pandering; it's not optimistic but still somehow leaves you feeling hopeful. There's so much depth to it, but the themes are so simple and universal that anyone can relate.
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Agreed. It is a beautiful movie. I hope sofia coppola can come close to making another film like that. Her movie Somewhere left much to be desired. I would recommend that you watch Broken Flowers if you havent seen it already. Maybe its just because Bill Murray is in both of them but he seems like the same character years later to me.
 
I saw The Avengers last night. Two and a half hours of quips, poses, explosions and plot holes....and the fucker still made 1.5 billion dollars.
 
alasdairm said:
he also directed the creepy and brilliant: don't look now.
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the girl doesn't look quite as pretty as jenny's character.

His Name Is Frank said:
Yes. I let a few paranoid people influence my actions a couple of years ago, but never again. Damn, I missed this site so much.
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welcome back!


Side Effects

because i was drunk and a girl talked me into going to the theater even though they still don't have Ginger & Rosa. succeeds in creating that sinking feeling in the stomach. soderbergh is good at icy endings. personal experiences with SSRIs and feelings about big pharma got in the way of my ability to enjoy this film as the thriller it is. above average flick. wanted it to be more. it isn't.

certainly not of the same echelon, but like if [spoil]mcmurphy from One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest was a bad guy.[/spoil]
 
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This is one of those movies from my childhood that scared the shit out of me to the point of me repressing it until I found it while browsing Hulu last night. Watching it as an adult, I can definitely see why this movie creeped me out as a child - it's basically the story of a kid with serious psychological issues (I assume) who is constantly stuck in his own dream kingdom (called Slumberland) with all kinds of manic anthropomorphic animals, a king who looks like Santa Claus, and hordes of terrifying demonspawn. The animation is awesome, the story and acting are both retarded, but it was fun to get stoned and relive a traumatic chapter of my childhood.
 
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

easy entertainment yet of slight substance. despite the NC-17 rating, there is nothing horribly controversial or explicit. her opiate addiction takes care of the frustration that usually comes with the victim's inability to escape. and for a moment she does make a reasonable effort. the opiates both make the kidnapping plot bearable and add to the themes. the aesthetics remind of Susperia. nowhere near as stylized, but the same bright, basic coloring. i think the horror movie they are shooting at the beginning is an acknowledgment of this influence. i love stories of obsession, and this one is quality to the point that i didn't mind not being all that attracted to the actress. her character is not the only obsession either. she has two of her own. her facial expression at the end makes the film. contradictory obsessions. or maybe obsession versus aspiration.


cool that Little Nemo is on hulu. haven't seen it since i was little, when it was a favorite. on my list.
 
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La Regle du Jeu (The Rules of the Game) - An assorted cast of characters - the rich and their poor servants - meet up at a French chateau.

I think this might be the best French film I've seen and my first from Jean Renoir. The film itself is a satire of the french aristocracy in pre-war France, but it's got so much more going for it - comedy, drama, romance, suspense, a twisting and intertwining story, excellent camera work, entertaining dialog, and brilliant acting all around, especially from Renoir himself. La Regle du Jeu is that perfect mix of art and entertainment that only the greatest films manage to achieve. I'm definitely going to be delving further into Renoir's catalog.
 
Pirates of Silicon Valley

its about Apple and Microsoft and how they formed

good movie, somewhat dramatized but I doubt its that far from the truth

I guess it wasnt technically the last movie I saw, since I saw it like 4 years ago

but its still good
 
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I love The Shining , so naturally I had to give this a watch. Man, was I ever disappointed. This should have been titled Loonies Who've Watched The Shining Far Too Many Times. It's filled with conspiracies and people seeing things in scenes that are pretty far fetched. At one point, one of the interviewees is discussing a scene in which Stuart Ullman is coming around the desk to shake Jack's hand and he lines up with a paper tray on his desk. The interviewee freezes the frame and points out that it is meant to give the appearance of Mr Ullman having an erection. This documentary is full of useless, immature insights that lead you to believe that it was directed by a 12 year old.
 
belarki said:


Quite enjoyed this though I watched it in a half-delerious-sick-with-a-fever state and in hindsight should have stuck to something more uplifting. Solid acting and it painted a very bleak picture of the region it's set in (with real character). 4/5 from me.

what was with the characters snorting rather than smoking/injecting meth though, is that more common over there? - sorry if no drug talk allowed in F&T
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Have this now; borrowed from the library. Haven't watched it yet and keep putting it off because it looks depressing and I've been kind of down lately. I watched The Virgin Suicides the other day and I feel like that wa a bit too dark and oddly haunting for my mood lately. Is it real depressing or does it have some redeeming qualities or good messages or anything? Definitely going to watch it now since you said it was enjoyable. As is I only borrowed it because it was nominated for Best Picture in 2011. Aside from this I've seen every picture that got nominated for Best Picture that year, with the exception of The King's Speech, which was the winner. So if I watch those two it/d be the first year that I saw every picture nominated for Best Picture other than 1998. However, they switched from 5 nominees to 10 nominees in 2010.


Last movie I watched was The Croods First time since the original Shrek that I've seen an animated movie in the movie theater. Animation was cool. Story was kind of predictable and a little boring. Wasn't nearly as funny as Rango or as entertaining as How to Train Your Dragon, which had oddly similar opening and closing lines to those found in The Croods. I was definitely a little disappointed leaving the theater.

Also yesterday prior to the theater I watched Looper. It was decent, but I don't really see what the fuss was about, unless you want to dissect possible plot holes or things related to time travel. The first part was good, but the middle and end fell off a bit. Expected to see more Bruce Willis too. I was impressed how Joseph Gordon Levitt looked so different. He used some sort of prosthetics?
 
His Name Is Frank said:
It's filled with conspiracies and people seeing things in scenes that are pretty far fetched. At one point, one of the interviewees is discussing a scene in which Stuart Ullman is coming around the desk to shake Jack's hand and he lines up with a paper tray on his desk. The interviewee freezes the frame and points out that it is meant to give the appearance of Mr Ullman having an erection. This documentary is full of useless, immature insights that lead you to believe that it was directed by a 12 year old.
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kubrick was masterful at doing this exact thing. he was a photographer originally, and the contextual visual symmetry he did with angles and mirrors is amazing. did they mention the mirror and pants in that scene where he's in bed? i noticed this in a recent viewing and it blew my mind.
 
^ That's true, but I agree that the talking heads in Room 237 made more than a few stretches. I ended up being surprised by how much I didn't enjoy it.
 
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