Post the last film you watched and rate it out of 10!

Nice to see someone else that enjoys Inland Empire on these forums Tim. It's funny you should say "complex but familiar" because I figure that would be the exact reaction it inspires in most people, but it isn't.
The storytelling and flow of the movie may not make sense in any logical or rational way. Like how did character A get from situation B into seemingly unrelated time and place C. That's the beauty of that movie though. It is one of the most powerful demonstrations for the sheer power of the subconscious mind to tie together all these jumbled bits and pieces into a film that somehow feels complete.

And cheers for the black up there Marcus. The arctic base part was fairly riveting during my watch, but I'm hesitant to proclaim its glory when I still have to judge it on the small screen, where the content, ideas, subtext and undertones play a far more important role.
 
GarethSE said:
lolol nick cage was daaark in kick ass
pedo stache and all, scary as fuck

saw inception at the cinema the other day. 8.5/10
As far as the experience of watching it goes, it was a 10/10 in the moment. Total edge of your seat, forget to breathe, thought provoking, epiphany invoking type stuff.
On reflection, the film is so deeply rooted in the idea of the subconscious mind and how it can be used to sway people's thoughts, their lives, their mere will to live and exist through the suggestion of ideas and concepts, the grey area surrounding this morality, and how all of this plays into interaction between people that all the hollywood action sequences seemed just... Out of place? They were very gripping DURING THE MOVIE, but in hindsight, maybe the subject matter would've been better served had the film been a character piece.
For example, how many of the action sequences tied into the CHARACTER ARCS. The actual changes in the character as a result of what happens throughout the film? Basically none, the action scenes are all filler, to add excitement and tension to scenes that were already exciting and tense because of the CHARACTERS, not because of the gunfire.
But none the less, it's probably Christopher Nolan's best yet, and the first film of his that is legitimately as intelligent, as deep, as well read and as awe inspiring as it likes to think it is. Memento was pretentious because it wasn't as clever as it thought it was. This is sublime because it's EVERY BIT as clever as it thinks (and this time knows,) it is.

Very thought provoking though, I cannot recall a recent time a film has hit me so profoundly .
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You may have a point there but in the end for me it's the whole experience that counts and like you said that's a 10/10, even on the second viewing.
 
GarethSE said:
Nice to see someone else that enjoys Inland Empire on these forums Tim. It's funny you should say "complex but familiar" because I figure that would be the exact reaction it inspires in most people, but it isn't.
The storytelling and flow of the movie may not make sense in any logical or rational way. Like how did character A get from situation B into seemingly unrelated time and place C. That's the beauty of that movie though. It is one of the most powerful demonstrations for the sheer power of the subconscious mind to tie together all these jumbled bits and pieces into a film that somehow feels complete.
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this is a recurring theme with lynch films... ie *lost highway, mulholland drive and even more reminiscent in the twin peaks series.

i love the timelines that are used in his work (like you were saying)...

his films allow us to examine the most illogical character arch but at the same time the film restores the very essence of that "haunting" sensation.



here is the twin peaks theme song: (i'm sure y'all remember this one).

to this day, the mythology and ambience of twin peaks haunts my very core.

this "haunting" feeling (to me) is what's most inspiring in cinema and i feel that it is the most crucial element any film however... not a lot of films can reproduce this sensation for me.


 
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RemoWilliams said:
Funny that theme. I remember hearing it on in another room when I was an early teen and thought somebody was watching late night Cinemax :lol:
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...hahaha!!!

this is interesting actually. when david lynch and angelo badalamenti were working the score, lynch acknowledged the theme to be softcore-pornesqe with soap opera overtones.

another fun fact: the original theme had vocals however the network requested them to be scrapped because the lyrical content was "too morbid" according to the network.

with lyrics like "when i saw you smile..." "...the sky is so blue"

you can see why they thought it to be so frightening... :guh:
 
timislegend said:
...hahaha!!!

this is interesting actually. when david lynch and angelo badalamenti were working the score, lynch acknowledged the theme to be softcore-pornesqe with soap opera overtones.

another fun fact: the original theme had vocals however the network requested them to be scrapped because the lyrical content was "too morbid" according to the network.

with lyrics like "when i saw you smile..." "...the sky is so blue"

you can see why they thought it to be so frightening... :guh:
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Interesting indeed. Though it was the early 90's and maybe the networks thought the subject matter with the lyrics would be a bit much. Oh well, Angelo Badalamentis is still cool in my book.
 
Joematthews said:
Here's how I break it down...

Good acting? no.
Good plot? no.
Involving? no.
Good special effects. not really.
Believable, even relateable? no.

I don't know anything about any 80's and 90's action films, but that doesn't matter because The Expendables really sucked by any standarad unless you rate films by how masculine the main characters are :p
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None of that criteria are necessary to make a great popcorn action movie, look at the classics, they're awful but they're lots of fun. :D. There's some plenty awesome modern action movies, but my favourites will always be the retardedly over the top ones of yore. The shed scene from Commando is a classic movie moment if ever there was one.
 
MACHETE - 9/10
Immense. The manliest movie ever. So epic.

"Machete don’t text."

Oh, and at some point in the movie he jumps out of a window using someone's intestines as a rope.
 
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