The Official Movie Thread

[panzerfaust666]

what coppola movie??

 

[no country for old wainds]

the conversation!

 

[panzerfaust666]

oh haha, i didnt see that. did you see Tetro and Youth without Youth? . if so, opinions?

peter Travers really liked Tetro iirc.

saw Youth without Youth while back. think I have to rewatch it though

 

[DarkBliss]

My favorite film from the US is the rather underrated indie Welcome to the Dollhouse directed by Todd Solondz and played to perfection by Heather Matarazzo. It's a shame none of Todd Solondz's consequent works are even in the ballpark.
I heartily recommend it to everyone. It can be simultaneously funny and sad; the soundtrack is top-notch. The subject matter may not be everyone's cup of tea-cruelty among youngsters, but everything about this movie is done with so much heart. Even thinking about specific scenes makes me choke up a bit.Utterly brilliant.

 

[no country for old wainds]

oh haha, i didnt see that. did you see Tetro and Youth without Youth? . if so, opinions?

peter Travers really liked Tetro iirc.

saw Youth without Youth while back. think I have to rewatch it though

heard good things about both but nope.

 

[unknown]

just watched State of Play...I think Dakryn might enjoy it

 

[rms]

martyrs definitely was a hostel clone turned into an interesting awesome human exploration psychologically defining movie..no but seriously I cant think of a movie like it and was so greatly well done I don't know how you cant enjoy it! maybe because I don't think anyone here is as big of a horror fan like myself

 

[AchrisK]

Martyrs Spoilers

the first hour or whatever was really intense and intriguing and devastating to me, but once the organisation showed up i became very aware of the guys behind the camera trying to hammer home a point. it all went a bit 'funny games'. i'm not easily troubled by brutal exploitation, but i am dislocated by contrived writing.
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I have not seen Funny Games.

I was not, and am still not, satisfied with the organization and their aims. I think they were not enlightened and their goals were nowhere near worthy for the lives they destroyed. I suppose this is obvious. But I do wonder if it allowed me to endure the brutalization to a degree. I tend to get much more enjoyment out of horror themes which have at least a twisted sense of purpose. I can enjoy Saw, but I disliked The Devil's Rejects and The Hills Have Eyes. I guess pure sadism is unattractive to me. I like at least some semblance of a reason for the brutality a horror film inflicts on its victims.

 

[DarkBliss]

Funny Games is shrill exploitation. I didn't like it.

 

[unknown]

I thought it was shit. I only saw the remake though...didn't see the original

 

[Vegard Pompey]

I don't like Funny Games for the message it forces down your throat, but it is a masterpiece of tension. The golfball drop scene is intense.

 

[DarkBliss]

I heard that the original was better, but also that the US version(the one I've seen) is basically a shot-for shot remake of the original.

 

[unknown]

well and it's the same director (Michael Haneke)

 

[Einherjar86]

the conversation!

The Conversation is fantastic. One of the good ol' Hackman classics, and definitely a tight and intense film. Coppola really does some cool stuff with sound in that one.

 

[no country for old wainds]

martyrs definitely was a hostel clone turned into an interesting awesome human exploration psychologically defining movie..no but seriously I cant think of a movie like it and was so greatly well done I don't know how you cant enjoy it! maybe because I don't think anyone here is as big of a horror fan like myself

i enjoyed it lots btw, and i love horror done well. just didn't buy the last act, even though i think it's fairly insightful. that kind of narrative move tends to annoy me regardless of genre.

I don't like Funny Games for the message it forces down your throat, but it is a masterpiece of tension. The golfball drop scene is intense.

agree. only seen the original.

gene hackman (typed gene jackman then which is an eerie thought) is a superb actor AND he's in so much good shit. legend.

 

[Blind Guardian]

Just completed an epic downloading spree of good comedy.

Office Space
Being John Malkovich
Black Cat White Cat
Tampopo
Monday
Monthy Python's The Meaning Of Life

 

[muzmaze]

I finally watched No Country For Old Men.

Wow! what a letdown after all the hype. Slow, monotonous, boring and kinda predictable...even the moments that left you guessing seemed worthless and meh. I like the actors here and thier characters, but felt they were pulled back too much...not as dynamic as they should've been? The type of movie I wanted to like going in, but it really didn't do much for me at all.

I will mention another movie that would also have some of the same descriptions as in being slow and kinda boring-this would be There Will Be Blood. The difference is the characters, especially D.D Lewis's role was captivating and powerful...couldn't stop watching if I wanted to? Even if I was unsure or didn't like the movies subject or contents? No Countries characters and such just didn't do this.

 

[Vegard Pompey]

agree. only seen the original.

Which is the one I was referring to. I have no interest in shot-for-shot remakes.

 

[unknown]

ITT muzmaze fails at life

 

[muzmaze]

not at all...and you should get one!
...it still sucked!