list/discuss/rate - your recently watched movies

I just watched Al Pacino´s documental Looking for Richard. Highly recommended!

Youth Without Youth - so this is the first movie Francis Ford Coppola has made in over 10 years? wow what a pile of refuse! I liked the idea of this film; a 70 y/o man who is struck by lightning ages 30 years in reverse which enables him to continue his life's work: the origin of language and consciousness. But the delivery was so uninspiring and dull I couldn't fake any interest in what was going on. also forcing out a love story 2/3's of the way into the movie was not a good idea. it became an emotional tar pit of [/yawnz], it was a very pretty movie and you could tell he put a lot of effort into this film...but sorry botha...I'll stick with Thee Godfather (I must be harsh) - 2/10

Death at a Funeral - this British farce was a nice change of pace from the drag of the previous movie, at least it was entertaining and brought a few lolz - 6/10

The Last American Hero - seeing this movie nearly 40 years after it was made it kind of plays out like a period piece which portrays the early days of Stock Car Racing before it inflated into the corporate monster was all know today as NASCAR. this movie also stars a young Jeff Bridges and a younger Gary Busey as his little bother, pretty entertaining, Im definitely not a race car fan but the 3 races that were in this film were well filmed and very loud and intense - 6/10

Hearts of Atlantis - eh, this was kind of a trying movie - a coming of age story by Stephen King with a paranormal twist and a whole of of sap! I can't help but think "this has been done before, even in other King movies!" and yet its another movie that pushes that same ol' nostalgia of the 50s being a more innocent time with all the key elements present: songs, styles, slang, etc....[/yawnz] the whole movie coasts along without any real high points, and it end up being very sappy in hallmark channel sort of way. it's supposed to pull on your heartstrings but when it finally ends nobody cares...and why the hell was it named Hearts of Atlantis anyway? never made the connection, boo! - 3/10

Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things - finally got around to seeing this schlocky classic, pretty goofy and somewhat eerie, it reminded me of Weekend At Bernies meets Evil Dead in a way...the way they kept hauling around that corpse. the best part about the movie though was the audio quality, I loved the noddling of cheap synthesizer melodies and bizarre noise FX, all very primitive and abrasive sounding, maybe something Conrad Schnitzler would have tinkered around with in the early 70s - (2 for the movie, anther 2 for the great sounds) - 4/10

Focus - seemed like a satirical story about a man who is mistakenly tagged as a Jew by his neighbors, it was set in Brooklyn during WW2, (I don't think it was supposed to be satirical but it sort of came off that way, hmm) mildly interesting story but near the end is really the only time I thought it started getting any real traction, but all of a sudden it ends abruptly. seems like there should have been more, oh well - 4.5/10

I watched the German film Antibodies last night. Horrifically dark (and I mean dark, not just gory), so much so that I found myself repulsed at times. Brilliant serial killer characterisation, and all of the acting was top notch. A couple of references to Silence Of The Lambs, but not really derivative per se. Very, very strong, lots of powerful motifs, and a satisfying end. If I were a father, I would not have been able to watch it.

9/10. Rare that I see a film so successful with the dark feel and interesting at the same time.

micky wrote: MisterProg2112 wrote: _popupControl(); I watched Jackass 2 for the first time in months..you can only watch it once in a while or it gets old, it's hilarious though I ..I'm sad to say...seem to  have missed that movie

MisterProg2112 wrote: _popupControl(); I watched Jackass 2 for the first time in months..you can only watch it once in a while or it gets old, it's hilarious though

I ..I'm sad to say...seem to  have missed that movie

watched Jaws last night.. for the 1000th time...   and still .. was on the edge of my seat..  A master's course in film making...


though I must add...  AMC ran the whole Jaws 'series' yesterday..  has there ever been a worse movie made then Jaw 3 .. in 3-D...  watched on a puny 20 inch T.V. screen to boot... at least I ..watched it while catching a buzz on a nice bottle of Pinot Grigio. 

Fight Club wrote: Amelie - When I was first recommended this movie, I had no idea what I was in for. I expected a decent film, what I got was something completely different.

I saw this one yesterday. Very sweet at times and highly eclectic. Some wonderful moments, and a fairly neat merge of the humour and the serious aspects. A very solid 8/10.

Fight Club wrote: Amelie - When I was first recommended this movie, I had no idea what I was in for. I expected a decent film, what I got was something completely different.

that movie has one of my absolute favorite moments in cinematic history.....


"""Spolier"""


...it's when we are told the cat enjoys listening to children's stories, the accompanying camera shot is from behind the cat's head showing him facing a trio of family members, his whiskers and ears twitching as he listens to the story the father is telling. Don't know what it is, but that moment was pure genius!

For those in need of some intelligent (for a change) horror that doesn't have to survive on its blood content or its cgi effects, check The Haunting, the original by Robert Wise. Fantastic suspense. And DO NOT check the remake, an absolute atrocity made (butchered) by the director of Speed and Speed 2 (it figures...)

mithrandir wrote: damn, Fight Club you've been busy! if you haven't already seen it be sure to check out Delicatessen, which is made by the same guy that did City of Lost Children,

Yeah, it's on my list of movies to see.