EvaUnit02 on 8/8/2009 at 08:14
Quote Posted by dethtoll
I'm planning to watch
Apocalypse Now Redux at some point, but I have to be in the right mood/mindset for it.
Redux is shit. It takes an hour longer to say exactly what the original theatrical cut said in 2 hours. Plus it totally screws up Willard's character motivation.
Shit like the heavy-handed French plantation scene and the additional Playmate encounter are nothing but dead weight that slow the pacing down to a crawl.
Anyway the last film that I saw was Antichrist and I've already shared my opinion on that.
I'm sick of these old, senile directors who lost their talent years ago, coming back and revising their classics decades later.
Coppola recutting Apocalypse Now; Friedkin re-colour timing the entire look of French Connection so that it no longer has that gritty documentary feel (so only the old DVD from like 2003 is worth owning, not the Blu-ray); Walter Hill adding fucking Flash-esque animation sequences and scene transitions to The Warriors; E.T. and the walkie talkies.
David on 8/8/2009 at 08:48
I've been meaning to start a general 'movies' thread for short reviews for a while now as we have threads for huge-giant-blockbusters, but that covers barely any of them!
Quote Posted by Scots Taffer
MoonIt was more or less what I was expecting, a sort of half broody half not-sure-what-to-do-with-itself flick that really took a bit too long to hit the central conceit and didn't really do as much with it as I hoped. It was good but not great. The score and visuals were fantastic though.
That's pretty much what I thought of it too. Good way to pass a couple of hours.
I saw The Taking of Pelham 123 last week. Good action film, outdoor scenes filmed in an unusual, but pleasing way. A little buy-the-numbers I guess, but it never stopped moving forwards. Totally recommended, even if does star Xenu Travolta.
Angel Dust on 8/8/2009 at 09:30
Quote Posted by EvaUnit02
Redux is shit. It takes an hour longer say exactly what the original theatrical cut said in 2 hours. Plus it totally screws up Willard's character motivation.
Shit like the heavy-handed French plantation scene and the additional Playmate encounter are nothing but dead weight that slow the pacing down to a crawl.
More or less agreed, although I wouldn't go so far as to call it shit. A lot of the extra footage, while being well shot and acted, completely kills the momentum of the film.
Anyway I just finished watching
Appaloosa. A very traditional, to the point it was sometimes a little dull, and deliberately paced western with solid performances and a story that doesn't quite always go were you expect. Viggo Mortensen and Ed Harris work really well together and Jeremy Irons has some charismatic fun as the villian but the film never quite comes together dramatically. 6.5/10
june gloom on 8/8/2009 at 09:39
I guess it's time to add Redux to the list of things only I like. It's almost as long as the list of things only I dislike.
ZymeAddict on 8/8/2009 at 09:57
Quote Posted by henke
Torque was on TV a couple of nights ago. Words can not describe how awesome this movie is, you are simply going to have to watch (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07efco-yaGg) this clip.
:cool:
Isn't the guy who directed that supposed to be directing
Neuromancer?
Fragony on 8/8/2009 at 11:56
Quote Posted by EvaUnit02
Shit like the heavy-handed French plantation scene and the additional Playmate encounter are nothing but dead weight that slow the pacing down to a crawl.
Agreed on the French plantation, but I liked the scenes with the playmates, total madness.
Anyways, saw a nice little French horror-movie 'Artifacts' and I recommend it, I wouldn't call it a great movie it's a bit messy, but it's scary as fuck, reminded me a bit of Lovecraft for some reason, the discomfort that starts at your feet and ends in your head. Does that makes sense? Probably not.
Oh, and saw a Finnish comedy 'Songs from the second Floor', HILARIOUS, I like scandinavian humor, or really everything scandinavian minus denmark (NO I AM NOT GERMAN YOU ASSHOLES I AM DUTCH AND WHAT IF I WAS), there must be a lot going on behind that icy facade.
nicked on 8/8/2009 at 13:02
Wishmaster. Brilliant and under-rated horror film.
gunsmoke on 8/8/2009 at 13:53
Watched "The Wrestler' and 'Barfly'. I am on a Mickey Rourke kick
Muzman on 8/8/2009 at 14:07
There's a cheerful double bill.
Wash it down with some
Harley Davidson and the Malborough Man(I'm all about "TV" lately and there's a thread for that. I did go and see new Aus flick
Last Ride the other day though; wayward deadbeat dad ((
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Weaving) Agent Smith)snatches up his young son and drives off into the wilderness. Audience follows along and gradually finds out why. You know the sort of thing and how it'll probably end, but they did it well. Particularly for a flick where there's mostly two people in it and one of them is an introverted kid.)