pdenton on 24/12/2008 at 02:22
For the love of the movie Gods, please, do yourself a favor, and find a theater playing Let the Right One In. If it's 30 miles away, it's worth the drive. It is probably THE definitive vampire story of our time. It's both beautiful but haunting, heartfelt then destructive.
You must see this movie. Easily one of the best of the year in my book.
vurt on 24/12/2008 at 03:04
Quote Posted by pdenton
For the love of the movie Gods, please, do yourself a favor, and find a theater playing Let the Right One In. If it's 30 miles away, it's worth the drive. It is probably THE definitive vampire story of our time.
The movie was such a huge disapointment for me because i had read the book, but if you haven't read it (not available in english to my knowledge) you will probably enjoy it.
june gloom on 27/12/2008 at 06:15
Just wanna pop in and say I saw Valkyrie today.
It was suprisingly not shit.
ZymeAddict on 30/12/2008 at 06:49
Quote Posted by Ulukai
Honorable Mentions:
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Overall, they laid the message on a bit thick, I think, but interesting perspective with a suitably harrowing, if somewhat predictable, ending.
Someone told me the ending to that film and it sounds like it has the most idiotically contrived plot twist ever. No wonder that film is getting such horrible reviews.
Angel Dust on 30/12/2008 at 06:53
Caught 'The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button' last night and I was very dissappointed. I though 'Zodiac' was a huge step forward for Fincher and was greatly looking forward to what he was going to do next. TCCoBB was nicely shot with solid, if unspectacular, performances but on the whole it felt very artificial and was completely uninvolving. Perhaps the book handles it better but I don't think the major conceit, Benjamin grows younger, works at all.
That all said I wouldn't go out of my way to tell people to steer clear of it since it might just be a case of a film not 'clicking'.
Sulphur on 30/12/2008 at 07:18
Quote Posted by pdenton
For the love of the movie Gods, please, do yourself a favor, and find a theater playing Let the Right One In. If it's 30 miles away, it's worth the drive. It is probably THE definitive vampire story of our time.
You mean it's achingly post-modern? :D
It's a good movie all right, but the focus is clearly on the relationship more than any vampiric aspects. I do like the significance of the movie's title and its implications right to the end, though.
Stitch on 30/12/2008 at 17:22
So I suppose it's time I get my list together, eh? The fact that I'm bereft of a local girlfriend means I only tend to see blockbuster fare that groups of friends gravitate towards, and I certainly don't seek out the quieter shit on DVD because hello you can listen to music then instead.
Having given those disclaimers (the latter mostly a joke, calm down Scots), here is my list:
Top Five:*
Wall-E - While not quite perfect--the third act is slightly less fluid than the previous two--Wall-E is the most touching and haunting love story I've seen in years.
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall - I resisted this movie for the longest time due to the declining quality of the Apatow factory's output (Superbad, anyone?), in the end it proved to be a borderline perfect comedy in that it created an inviting stage of likable characters that linger with warmth well beyond the closing credits. It also has dongs, get over it.
*
Iron Man - Another almost-perfect summer blockbuster that loses its way
just slightly in the third act when comic book dialogue suddenly makes an appearance in a film previously above such things. Still, Iron Man is incredible fun, in no small part due to Robert Downey Jr.'s brilliant portrayal of Tony Stark.
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The Dark Knight - A recent second viewing kicked this one up the list a bit for me. I still stand by (
http://squappity.blogspot.com/2008/07/review-dark-knight.html) my original take, but I found upon review that the weaknesses mattered less and the strengths resonated more. HEEEAAAAATTTHHHH
*
Bolt - The only family movie to come out in years that can stack up to the best of Pixar. Charming, clever, and fun.
Honorable Mentions:*
Cloverfield - It's only a ride but oh what a ride it is!
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - While not without its faults--the last ten minutes are essentially an incomprehensible blur, for one--overall this was a welcome return of an old favorite.
Scots Taffer on 12/1/2009 at 23:38
Caught up with a few more movies:
Wanted: Completely trashy, flashy and utterly preposterous action fare - that said, nowhere near as unwatchable as I was led to believe.
Pineapple Express: Scattered laughs abound in this stoner comedy that ultimately tries too hard.
Slumdog Millionaire: Arriving on golden waves of hype, I thought this visually arresting fantasy made for some compelling entertainment though the overly fluffy wish-fulfillment third act really spoiled the harder edge set in the earlier acts and ultimately made the movie a bit hollow and devoid of any real message. I recognise people are comparing this to a Dickensian tale, which is fair enough, but the way it swept the Globes is a bit baffling (though it was a very average year for movies).
As an aside, Dev Patel who plays the eldest Jamal in the movie is one of the worst actors I've seen onscreen in recent history.
Aja on 13/1/2009 at 02:36
Quote Posted by Scots Taffer
nowhere near as unwatchable as I was led to believe.
Is anything?
Muzman on 13/1/2009 at 05:42
Quote Posted by Scots Taffer
As an aside, Dev Patel who plays the eldest Jamal in the movie is one of the worst actors I've seen onscreen in recent history.
Wow. His performance is singled out as a revelation in just about every 'print' and tv review I've seen if the flick.
In triguing.
