NOW WATCHING
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Forostar
Ancient Mariner
Genghis Khan said:
An understatement! I saw it yesterday on the big screen in an old Krakow theatre for only 5 zloty (that's about one and a half euro). Probably so cheap because it's already a year old.
I loved every second of it. Sublime acting. Great tension. It was enthralling to see how the main characters slowly started to respect eachother. Also it was interesting to see Peter Fonda, the son of the legendary actor Henry Fonda. Conclusion: Like GK, I highly recommend it as well.
I haven't seen the original verson yet, but I know it's a classic and especially famous for the beautiful cinematography. I'm curious to see it soon.
From wiki:
When first released in the summer of 1957, the film became popular among audiences and critics alike for its suspenseful nature and sharp black-and-white cinematography. Ford received particular notice for his against-type villainous performance. The following year, 3:10 to Yuma was nominated for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts award for Best Film.
Since its release, the film has become a staple of cable television and has gained an audience of several generations. A critically successful remake was released in 2007.
____no5
Free Man
I'm *courently* seeing "little fish" with the wonderfull Tracy =Cate Blanchett (I didn't knew her -she's powerfull and realy beautifull)
it's a nice story (Australian production) about some ex-junkies during their post-junk era
I'm really touched about this film, that guy Johnny (Dustin Nguyen) makes me think of meself a little bit
another one very nice and touchy Australian production
I'm about in the middle of the film (and doing a little pause)
but I'm really excited and curious to see if Tracy and Johnny will remain to be clean or not
and also what will happen to them as a couple
except them, the other main characters (Lionel, Tracy's mother, brother) in this film are special and fragile personnages
and one's wondering if and how will be beaten at the end
...music fits wonderfully with the story line and prepares us that something bad will happen to the end -well, soon I'll know
well... I'm leaving you now -pause's over time to watch the suite
...well, the second half is less interesting,
as
I would have prefered it more focuced on social issues than the way that story went finally
still a good watch though
it's a nice story (Australian production) about some ex-junkies during their post-junk era
I'm really touched about this film, that guy Johnny (Dustin Nguyen) makes me think of meself a little bit
another one very nice and touchy Australian production
I'm about in the middle of the film (and doing a little pause)
but I'm really excited and curious to see if Tracy and Johnny will remain to be clean or not
and also what will happen to them as a couple
except them, the other main characters (Lionel, Tracy's mother, brother) in this film are special and fragile personnages
and one's wondering if and how will be beaten at the end
...music fits wonderfully with the story line and prepares us that something bad will happen to the end -well, soon I'll know
well... I'm leaving you now -pause's over time to watch the suite
...well, the second half is less interesting,
as
some things aren't explained enough, and there is a "deux ex machina" solution too 
still a good watch though
I saw Kungfu Panda yesterday 
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Surprisingly it's not bad for a kids movie, it was light and funny, but it had some beautiful animation and some interesting music using traditional Chinese instruments. Rent the DVD when it comes out or watch it on the plane, it's worth it.
.Surprisingly it's not bad for a kids movie, it was light and funny, but it had some beautiful animation and some interesting music using traditional Chinese instruments. Rent the DVD when it comes out or watch it on the plane, it's worth it.
Onhell
Infinite Dreamer
____no5 said:I'm *courently* seeing "little fish" with the wonderfull Tracy =Cate Blanchett (I didn't knew her -she's powerfull and realy beautifull)
it's a nice story (Australian production) about some ex-junkies during their post-junk era
I'm really touched about this film, that guy Johnny (Dustin Nguyen) makes me think of meself a little bit
another one very nice and touchy Australian production
I'm about in the middle of the film (and doing a little pause)
but I'm really excited and curious to see if Tracy and Johnny will remain to be clean or not
and also what will happen to them as a couple
except them, the other main characters (Lionel, Tracy's mother, brother) in this film are special and fragile personnages
and one's wondering if and how will be beaten at the end
...music fits wonderfully with the story line and prepares us that something bad will happen to the end -well, soon I'll know
well... I'm leaving you now -pause's over time to watch the suite
...well, the second half is less interesting,
asI would have prefered it more focuced on social issues than the way that story went finallysome things aren't explained enough, and there is a "deux ex machina" solution too
still a good watch though
That's quite the cast. Blanchet, Neill and Weaving. Kate blew me away with Elizabeth (the first one, haven't seen the sequel) and she's collected a good body of quality work. I'm going to look into it, thanks No. 5.
____no5
Free Man
this post is dedicated to LC
THE MISTS OF AVALON
a great film fellas -it shows with the most convincing way what Arthur Myth's was really about
the line between the ancient religion and the new one, the power that women had during the ancient times,
what Avalon could *really* mean, what kind of link Arthur was representing etc etc
really, I've never saw something better about Arthurian myths ;what makes this film different is that it goes deep to what ancient religion was representing and it's the only film I saw about that matter that insists so much to the role of women that time
a really inspired interpretation !
note : I've make a lot of people see that movie ; some of them got really crazy, and some got simply tired : cause it's a slow in action and long movie : I hope you'll belong to the first group when you'll watch it
casting :
Anjelica Huston -Vivianne
Edward Atterton -Arthur
Michael Vartan -Lancelot
Julianna Margulies -Morgaine
Samantha Mathis -Gwenwyfar
Caroline Goodall -Igraine
Joan Allen -Morgause
Michael Byrne -Merlin
directed by Uli Edel (Rasputin)
THE MISTS OF AVALON
a great film fellas -it shows with the most convincing way what Arthur Myth's was really about
the line between the ancient religion and the new one, the power that women had during the ancient times,
what Avalon could *really* mean, what kind of link Arthur was representing etc etc
really, I've never saw something better about Arthurian myths ;what makes this film different is that it goes deep to what ancient religion was representing and it's the only film I saw about that matter that insists so much to the role of women that time
a really inspired interpretation !
note : I've make a lot of people see that movie ; some of them got really crazy, and some got simply tired : cause it's a slow in action and long movie : I hope you'll belong to the first group when you'll watch it
casting :
Anjelica Huston -Vivianne
Edward Atterton -Arthur
Michael Vartan -Lancelot
Julianna Margulies -Morgaine
Samantha Mathis -Gwenwyfar
Caroline Goodall -Igraine
Joan Allen -Morgause
Michael Byrne -Merlin
directed by Uli Edel (Rasputin)
I've seen a whole lot of films lately, so I'll attempt to review some of them here.
Colors is a crime drama starring Sean Penn and Robert Duvall as policemen trying to keep gang violence in Los Angeles under control. It's an interesting and exciting film with several powerful scenes portraying the loyalties that keep the gangs going despite the police's best efforts to bring them down. Although the good cop/bad cop relationship between Penn and Duvall sometimes feels tired, it's a very good film well worth a rental.
Red Dragon, a prequel to The Silence of the Lambs, is a thriller involving (you guessed it) an investigator seeking the assistance of an imprisoned Hannibal Lecter to find a gruesome serial killer. It is, I'm afraid, a weak film that fails to create suspense and wastes the talents of a reputable cast; Anthony Hopkins is going through the motions, Edward Norton is surprisingly pale and Ralph Fiennes is downright ridiculous as the killer. However, I've heard that the original adaption of the book, Manhunter, is much better.
Memento is Christopher Nolan's critically acclaimed mystery about a man with short term memory loss who uses notes and tattoos to hunt down his wife's killer. The story is told in two directions, one part forwards and one part backwards, a clever device that constantly places us in the main character's situation, having no idea where we are or what just happened. It's a compelling and interesting film, highly recommended to anyone who enjoys strange, surprising films.
Colors is a crime drama starring Sean Penn and Robert Duvall as policemen trying to keep gang violence in Los Angeles under control. It's an interesting and exciting film with several powerful scenes portraying the loyalties that keep the gangs going despite the police's best efforts to bring them down. Although the good cop/bad cop relationship between Penn and Duvall sometimes feels tired, it's a very good film well worth a rental.
Red Dragon, a prequel to The Silence of the Lambs, is a thriller involving (you guessed it) an investigator seeking the assistance of an imprisoned Hannibal Lecter to find a gruesome serial killer. It is, I'm afraid, a weak film that fails to create suspense and wastes the talents of a reputable cast; Anthony Hopkins is going through the motions, Edward Norton is surprisingly pale and Ralph Fiennes is downright ridiculous as the killer. However, I've heard that the original adaption of the book, Manhunter, is much better.
Memento is Christopher Nolan's critically acclaimed mystery about a man with short term memory loss who uses notes and tattoos to hunt down his wife's killer. The story is told in two directions, one part forwards and one part backwards, a clever device that constantly places us in the main character's situation, having no idea where we are or what just happened. It's a compelling and interesting film, highly recommended to anyone who enjoys strange, surprising films.
national acrobat
Ancient Mariner
Has anyone seen Chemical Wedding yet? My copy arrived yesterday, hopefully I'll have a chance to watch it some time this week.
Incidently I saw Simon Callow perform a one man show of a couple of Dickens stories the other week, which was quite fantastic.
Incidently I saw Simon Callow perform a one man show of a couple of Dickens stories the other week, which was quite fantastic.
national acrobat
Ancient Mariner
Forostar said:
Special Features:
- Commentary by Bruce Dickinson and Julian Doyle
- Revelations - the Making of Chemical Wedding
- Theatrical Trailer
- Wasted Years - The Deleted Scenes
- The Chemical Wedding Files
I ordered it off Play.com, which came with a free Soundtrack CD, and a discount with a certain voucher code (I'll try and find what the code was for you).
Edit. Turns out the voucher has expired, and the Soundtrack CD is free only with pre-orders, which is until...today.
Genghis Khan
Ancient Mariner
Natalie said:
I finally had time to see it last Monday, on Labour Day. The movie lives up to the hype. While Ledger's performance is great, only time will tell if his performance will have the influence Jack Nicholson's version had. It's been a while since I saw the original, but I do recall that Nicholson blew Keaton out of the water. That performance gave villainy in movies a new standard.
Both Joker and Batman were great, but what really impressed me was Aaron Eckhart's performance as Harvey Dent/Two-Face.
Onhell
Infinite Dreamer
http://www.the-editing-room.com/thedarkknight.html starts off weak, but picks up 
Genghis Khan
Ancient Mariner
Those are usually great. This bit gets a little too close to real life, but still amuses in a dark comic sort of way.
BAT-BALE
I saved you, Heath. That proves how committed I am to my sissy-pants moral code.
HEATH LEDGER
Huh. You didn’t seem to have a problem letting Liam Neeson die in the last movie, and all he did was blow up your house. I guess you loved your mansion more than Maggie Gyllenhaal. I don’t blame you, honestly.
BAT-BALE
I had to save you! You need to be in the next movie!
HEATH LEDGER
Yeah… about that…
BAT-BALE
I saved you, Heath. That proves how committed I am to my sissy-pants moral code.
HEATH LEDGER
Huh. You didn’t seem to have a problem letting Liam Neeson die in the last movie, and all he did was blow up your house. I guess you loved your mansion more than Maggie Gyllenhaal. I don’t blame you, honestly.
BAT-BALE
I had to save you! You need to be in the next movie!
HEATH LEDGER
Yeah… about that…
Mmm...Donuts
Trooper
Had a little watching spree. Mummy 3 isn't all that good, kinda stale script with real archaic looking cgi..
Hellboy 2 fared pretty good, and with some good performances and I liked that german ectoplasmic guy thing in a diver's suit. But the art direction of some parts
aren't really eye catching.
Superhero movie had some real gut laughs, but there's not much in terms of new ideas. But that H2O9 was hilarious.
Hellboy 2 fared pretty good, and with some good performances and I liked that german ectoplasmic guy thing in a diver's suit. But the art direction of some parts
aren't really eye catching.
Superhero movie had some real gut laughs, but there's not much in terms of new ideas. But that H2O9 was hilarious.
Genghis Khan
Ancient Mariner
Finished watching Funny Games, an English language remake of the Austrian original. While the movie starts promising with excellent acting by typically faboulous Naomi Watts and Tim Roth, as the movie progresses one begins to feel the exact opposite is true.
The plot has two sadistic men taking a family hostage and commencing a game of torture, betting that they'll die by 9AM. As a general movie fan, I realize that not all movies have a happy ending, and I'm OK with that. But I still expect the movie's message to make sense. This one does not on any philosophical level. I cannot explain what I mean without spoiling the movie. As the family members begin to die, we as viewers we're expected to feel horrible. And we do. However, there are certain obvious plots twists by writer-director Michael Haneke, that let me down.
The whole point of this debacle is to torture and chastise the audience by saying that our hopes of justice or at least vengeance are pointless because life sucks and bad guys always win. Actually, it is much worse than that because the movie does not allow the viewer to expect anything like this plot twist as it is progressing. It is sudden and inexplicable. The Enegizer bunny might as well have come into the living room of the suffering family. The rediculous switch to such a tactic is nothing more than the arrogance of Haneke's direction. If all the family members just died without a shallow attempt at a philosophy, I as the viewer would conclude that life sucks and things don't always work the way we want to, but instead I feel that the movie is nothing more than a futile attempt to glamorize nihilism.
Has anyone else seen this movie and do you feel nothing but a small amount of contempt for the writer-director Haneke?
The plot has two sadistic men taking a family hostage and commencing a game of torture, betting that they'll die by 9AM. As a general movie fan, I realize that not all movies have a happy ending, and I'm OK with that. But I still expect the movie's message to make sense. This one does not on any philosophical level. I cannot explain what I mean without spoiling the movie. As the family members begin to die, we as viewers we're expected to feel horrible. And we do. However, there are certain obvious plots twists by writer-director Michael Haneke, that let me down.
I'm specifically referring to the part where Naomi's character Ann takes a shotgun off the coffee table and shoots one of the villains. However, the second villain immediately seeks the remote control and starts rewinding the last few seconds of the movie that just played in order to return his co-conspirator back to life. (You read that correctly).
The whole point of this debacle is to torture and chastise the audience by saying that our hopes of justice or at least vengeance are pointless because life sucks and bad guys always win. Actually, it is much worse than that because the movie does not allow the viewer to expect anything like this plot twist as it is progressing. It is sudden and inexplicable. The Enegizer bunny might as well have come into the living room of the suffering family. The rediculous switch to such a tactic is nothing more than the arrogance of Haneke's direction. If all the family members just died without a shallow attempt at a philosophy, I as the viewer would conclude that life sucks and things don't always work the way we want to, but instead I feel that the movie is nothing more than a futile attempt to glamorize nihilism.
Has anyone else seen this movie and do you feel nothing but a small amount of contempt for the writer-director Haneke?