Re: The Movie House - Part 11

by Glory Mon Dec 17, 2018 6:47 am

Freeza wrote:
Glory wrote:
Freeza wrote:I have these above it:
A Star Is Born
MI Fallout
Widows
A Quiet Place

Actually a terrible year for American dramas so far. Most of my favourites other than those are comedies or foreign language films. Can’t wait to watch Burning next week.

Then again. Nothing has really come out yet. Beale Street is one I’m really looking forward to as I love Moonlight so much and Barry Jenkins is one of the most emotional expressionistic filmmakers I’ve ever seen.

My girl Regina King finally getting that Oscar also

The only thing egregious about eighth grade is Josh Hamilton not being nominated. He and Sam Elliott has had the two best supporting male performances this year.

Dude. List please. I have Burning with me (Havent yet watched as I am waiting for decent subtitles) and also has a movie called Dogman.

I loved Lars Von Trier’s new film. While it’s not English, I feel the entire film so incredibly Danish in its humour and expression, which is shown by how many American critics completely miss the point of the film.

Then we’ve got:
The guilty l (fine Danish one location drama. Think you’ll like it. I got spoiled by a customer at work though.
Roma
Shoplifters
Heartbound
Utøya: 22. Juli (horrific drama that pained me to watch so much).

Those five are all great imo. Shoplifters and Roma are both in my top 3-5 of the year. They’re masterpieces and some of the most beautiful movies I’ve seen. Shoplifters from an emotional level, and Roma from
An aesthetic.

Cold War and Burning are released this week. So I’ll watch them next week and report back.

Cheers.

by Harmonica Mon Dec 17, 2018 6:15 pm

The Madrid One wrote:I need to watch Touch of Evil again, this scene was awesome, remember when i first watched this scene with a few other people, it was awkward lol.

Scene:

Touch of Evil is great although Third Man is my favorite Orson Welles movie. I always have trouble with not including Orson Welles in my top 10 movie directors, him and Frank Capra.

by Freeza Mon Dec 17, 2018 10:06 pm

Cold War was an aesthetically pleasing movie, though nothing masterful or even great. Not really emotional engaging at any point. It’s fine overall. Was hopeful for more from this dude, but I guess he’s not for me. At least his B/W films.

by Freeza Mon Dec 17, 2018 10:14 pm

Burning is coming this Thursday. Will try to catch it then.

High hopes for this one. Steven Yeun has impressed me since leaving that shit tv-series.

by El Gunner Mon Dec 17, 2018 10:52 pm

Let the Right One In (2008) is pretty terrific Very Happy

by Freeza Tue Dec 18, 2018 12:18 am

El Gunner wrote:Let the Right One In (2008) is pretty terrific

What Scandinavian movies have you watched other than that?
I'm not even that well-versed in Danish cinema, which I should probably be.

We've got the worst mainstream cinema of all countries though. Some truly awful stuff.

The only must watch of the newer stuff is probably The Celebration though. Widely regarded as the best Danish movie since Dreyer.

by Glory Tue Dec 18, 2018 9:21 am

El Gunner wrote:Let the Right One In (2008) is pretty terrific

Yep.

by El Gunner Tue Dec 18, 2018 11:59 am

Freeza wrote:
El Gunner wrote:Let the Right One In (2008) is pretty terrific

What Scandinavian movies have you watched other than that?
I'm not even that well-versed in Danish cinema, which I should probably be.

We've got the worst mainstream cinema of all countries though. Some truly awful stuff.

The only must watch of the newer stuff is probably The Celebration though. Widely regarded as the best Danish movie since Dreyer.

I can only remember The Hunt starring Mads Mikkelsen off the top of my head right now.

Name a few other good ones, I'll have a look out for The Celebration.

by McLewis Wed Dec 19, 2018 9:38 pm

The Netflix/Andy Serkis take on The Jungle Book just might be my favorite incarnation of the story. Enjoyed it more than I expected.

That Bhoot scene absolutely scarred me.

by The Madrid One Thu Dec 20, 2018 4:39 pm

Watched GATTACA again, it's a pretty good film with several things going for it. Great production design, cinematography, concept, themes, lines... Not a masterpiece but pretty good. Just love that sleek, minimalist, yet retro european thing in the framing, lighting, and everything of this scene.

by Freeza Thu Dec 20, 2018 4:45 pm

Watching Burning tonight. Can’t wait.

by Arquitecto Thu Dec 20, 2018 6:45 pm

McLewis wrote:The Netflix/Andy Serkis take on The Jungle Book just might be my favorite incarnation of the story. Enjoyed it more than I expected.

That Bhoot scene absolutely scarred me.

Glad to hear actually.

Jon Favreau's rendition turned out surprisingly well even if it lacked the classic depth of the original and an empty feeling overall.

Serkis' one is based more on the Kipling book than the Disney rendition but was criticised for its CGI. Did that affect your experience?

Bad timing apparently has resulted in its failure as well and that is obvious as to why.

The voice cast seems far more exciting with Christian Bale as Bagheera and Benedict Cumberbatch as Sher Khan.

by McLewis Thu Dec 20, 2018 10:21 pm

The cast were pretty good though Serkis' accent for Baloo will sound weird when heard. Cate Blanchett, to me at least, was the standout as Kaa. Her voice is just something else. I think I prefer Elba's voice for Shere Khan, but with Cumberbatch's animation and movement.

Rohan Chand, the kid who plays Mowgli, does a great job as well.

by Sina Mon Dec 31, 2018 1:17 am

Tae Guk Gi:Brotherhood of War 8.5/10
one of the best war movies,somehow hadn't heard about it but came across it recently

by El Gunner Tue Jan 01, 2019 12:06 pm

https://letterboxd.com/o_cav/list/first-time-discoveries-in-2018/

by Adit Wed Jan 02, 2019 4:09 am

I watched Bird box the other day. It is a solid 8/10 film with high intensity moments and unusual twists. The film deserves acclodates for telling a story which is very difficult to convey in the manner they did. The story emphasised more on characters and less on zombies. Definitely worth a watch but not Oscar worthy for sure. The hype is getting out of hand for some reason.

by Freeza Wed Jan 02, 2019 4:15 am

Not a single person ever has suggested it should receive an Oscar.

It got meme’d a bunch and was a commercial success (at least that’s what Netflix is telling us).

by M99 Wed Jan 02, 2019 9:56 am

If you wanna watch a good movie on Netflix, watch Andhadhun. Best Hindi movie I've seen since Gangs of Wasseypur. Dark, hilarious, suspenseful, and twisted. I was very impressed.

by McLewis Thu Jan 03, 2019 12:12 am

Not a fan of Sandra Bullock so Bird Box doesn't interest me in the least. Strangely enough, neither does that new Black Mirror movie that's out.

by Lucifer Thu Jan 03, 2019 3:23 am

M99 wrote:If you wanna watch a good movie on Netflix, watch Andhadhun. Best Hindi movie I've seen since Gangs of Wasseypur. Dark, hilarious, suspenseful, and twisted. I was very impressed.

What a movie FFS :bow:

wanted to discuss with someone, glad you watched it.

by El Gunner Thu Jan 03, 2019 4:38 pm

Sad that Wildlife, especially Mulligan, isn't getting awards recognition.

by M99 Thu Jan 03, 2019 7:29 pm

Lucifer wrote:
M99 wrote:If you wanna watch a good movie on Netflix, watch Andhadhun. Best Hindi movie I've seen since Gangs of Wasseypur. Dark, hilarious, suspenseful, and twisted. I was very impressed.

What a movie FFS wanted to discuss with someone, glad you watched it.

Curious to see what you think about the ending.

Spoiler:

by Lucifer Sun Jan 06, 2019 11:25 am

M99 wrote:
Lucifer wrote:
M99 wrote:If you wanna watch a good movie on Netflix, watch Andhadhun. Best Hindi movie I've seen since Gangs of Wasseypur. Dark, hilarious, suspenseful, and twisted. I was very impressed.

What a movie FFS wanted to discuss with someone, glad you watched it.

Curious to see what you think about the ending.

Spoiler:

Spoiler:

by rincon Sun Jan 06, 2019 12:09 pm

@M99 I was curious about this movie from the way you guys are talking about it, but I know I am not gonna watch it any time soon. So I clicked on your spoiler comment.

That's a real rollercoaster. How in the world are these things connected?? Laughing

that's a collection of sentences that has never been written before.

by Freeza Mon Jan 07, 2019 4:22 am

Golden Globes are wildly terrible rofl

My goodness

by futbol Mon Jan 07, 2019 5:22 am

Randomly watched "Searching". Was very well done.

It's about a daughter going missing and you see everything from the perspective of the dad using his computer/phone/FaceTime etc while trying to find information. Has several plot twists and a surprising ending.

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