The Official Movie Thread

[unknown]

if Daniel Day Lewis ad libbed parts of the end, he's even more of a genius haha.

yeah the soundtrack is freaking amazing. it was apparently done by the guitarist of Radiohead (!).

"I...DRINK...YOUR...MILKSHAKE!"

 

[cookiecutter]

I will own that DVD the day it comes out

 

[waif]

I heard Syriana was good, though.

NO!
The plot might have been brilliant, but the man has no concept of film-making.
For one thing, out of focus camera, wildly swinging shots, etc. Felt like an amateur movie. And this didn't help the fact that half the people just looked like a generic pudgy guy in a suit. Characters mumble half their lines, speak quickly, etc, which exacerbates the fact that information is given out only once, and then becomes a crucial plot device. Basically, if you breath you miss half the plot.
Next comes the way information is stingily doled out, just enough so that you have a vague idea of who some of the people are, but you don't really know what is going on or why.
Then there are the speeches. Monologues about corruption, capitalism, and international relations. Not fun.
Overall, watching it feels like watching one of those gritty terrorist execution tapes, then being knocked down and kicked by a group of hairy men who force you to recall minute details from the tape.

 

[Matt]

NO!
The plot might have been brilliant, but the man has no concept of film-making.
For one thing, out of focus camera, wildly swinging shots, etc. Felt like an amateur movie. And this didn't help the fact that half the people just looked like a generic pudgy guy in a suit. Characters mumble half their lines, speak quickly, etc, which exacerbates the fact that information is given out only once, and then becomes a crucial plot device. Basically, if you breath you miss half the plot.
Next comes the way information is stingily doled out, just enough so that you have a vague idea of who some of the people are, but you don't really know what is going on or why.
Then there are the speeches. Monologues about corruption, capitalism, and international relations. Not fun.
Overall, watching it feels like watching one of those gritty terrorist execution tapes, then being knocked down and kicked by a group of hairy men who force you to recall minute details from the tape.

It was actually very good.

I heard Syriana was good, though.

^

The location for the opening scene was also used in Return of the King. Hard to believe Peter Jackson directed both those movies.

Yeah, Jackson is a god

 

[Einherjar86]

I heard Syriana was good, though.

Syriana wasn't directed by Clooney, only produced by him.

Michael Clayton was very good though. Tom Wilkinson is awesome.

 

[NinjaGeek]

Anyone seen Funny Games, or is going to see the remake? The original was amazing.

 

[Death Aflame]

Just saw The Piano for my contemporary film theory class, it was decent, if a bit heavy handed in some instances.

 

[unknown]

Anyone seen Funny Games, or is going to see the remake? The original was amazing.

I didn't know it was a remake...now I'm interested in both

 

[NinjaGeek]

I didn't know it was a remake...now I'm interested in both

The remake is a shot for shot remake of the original by the same director, so don't expect any huge differences.

 

[unknown]

he's remaking...his own movie?



whatever!

 

[NinjaGeek]

he's remaking...his own movie?



whatever!

Just for us americans too lazy to read subtitles, the Austrian version was made 10 years ago, so it's not that old.

 

[unknown]

lousy americans

er...lazy...er...both

 

[Valerie]

I am going to drink your milkshake.

 

[The Ozzman]

My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard




























Wait, what?

 

[cookiecutter]

Wow! No one has ever made that joke. Did you come up with it yourself?

 

[waif]

o snap

 

[rms]

My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard




























Wait, what?

Need to see There will be blood.

 

[waif]

Need to see There will be blood.

In before cookie

Yes you should

 

[The Ozzman]

Wow! No one has ever made that joke. Did you come up with it yourself?

 

[cookiecutter]

I have to apologize slightly Ozzman. I can't tell people in real life when I think their jokes are terrible, so I think I take it out extra hard on you. I hope you understand.