The Official Movie Thread
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Zephyrus
Tyrants and Slaves
So, Tron Legacy is fucking amazing. Highlights were Jeff Bridges, the soundtrack, and Jeff Bridges.
V.V.V.V.V.
Houses Ov Mercury
I thought Bridges was hilariously bad and retarded. But great.
Oh, the soundtrack was amazing, definitely. Loved their cameo too
Oh, the soundtrack was amazing, definitely. Loved their cameo too
unknown
fuck ftagn
agreed. Soundtrack, visuals and everything were fucking awesome. Writing was shit. But it was an enjoyable movie. I liked it
MasterOLightning
Optimator
Black Swan was cool. It was really quite a bit like The Wrestler. I've read that some people were expecting something like Mulholland Drive, but that is pretty far off the mark aside from the lesbian scene and some identity issues. But I thought it was pretty clear by the end of Black Swan what the literal narrative was, and what was in Portman's head. Mindfuck would be an overstatement.
Found JCVD at the library. Hoping that lives up to modest expectations.
Found JCVD at the library. Hoping that lives up to modest expectations.
unknown
fuck ftagn
also saw this trailer while at Tron Legacy...looks like a lot of fun:
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Vegard Pompey
ALLY TO GOOD, NIGHTMARE TO YOU
I just saw Black Swan and it might just be Aronofsky's worst movie yet. I was never a big fan of him but I like his movies just about enough that I'll be sure to watch every new one he makes. This one, I can't say I enjoyed.
His movies tend to be very obvious allegories with little room for interpretation and I don't have a problem with that, it's one of his defining traits as a director. But despite how blunt it was at times (enough mirrors already) I wasn't really sure what Black Swan was trying to say. My favourite moment of the movie was this one pivotal scene in the last third that made everything clear.
The setup was boring and the climax was ridiculous, and Aronofsky does climaxes so well even in his worst movies (like The Fountain)
Plus, ballet is just really damn boring, and this movie had much more to do with ballet than The Wrestler had to do with wrestling.
His movies tend to be very obvious allegories with little room for interpretation and I don't have a problem with that, it's one of his defining traits as a director. But despite how blunt it was at times (enough mirrors already) I wasn't really sure what Black Swan was trying to say. My favourite moment of the movie was this one pivotal scene in the last third that made everything clear.
The setup was boring and the climax was ridiculous, and Aronofsky does climaxes so well even in his worst movies (like The Fountain)
Plus, ballet is just really damn boring, and this movie had much more to do with ballet than The Wrestler had to do with wrestling.
Krigloch the Furious
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unknown
fuck ftagn
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Psychonaut
God Of Emptiness
Hard-Boiled - John Woo all the way. Early 90's cheese with freeze-framed scene transitions, wipes, and a soundtrack that could fit into any episode of Miami Vice. The gun clips held thousands of rounds, shotguns destroyed and set fire to everything and the body count was bloody and high. Little long but this is to be expected when gun fights last 15 minutes. Wish there was more hand to hand goodness, though. 3.5/5
Alteredmindeath
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If you like John Woo movies check out Red Cliff 1&2.
Just watched Oliver Stone's Wall Street 2.
Just watched Oliver Stone's Wall Street 2.
Psychonaut
God Of Emptiness
Yeah I own the international version. Red Cliff was more my cup of tea than this one.
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I just saw Black Swan and it might just be Aronofsky's worst movie yet. I was never a big fan of him but I like his movies just about enough that I'll be sure to watch every new one he makes. This one, I can't say I enjoyed.
His movies tend to be very obvious allegories with little room for interpretation and I don't have a problem with that, it's one of his defining traits as a director. But despite how blunt it was at times (enough mirrors already) I wasn't really sure what Black Swan was trying to say. My favourite moment of the movie was this one pivotal scene in the last third that made everything clear.
The setup was boring and the climax was ridiculous, and Aronofsky does climaxes so well even in his worst movies (like The Fountain)
interesting. i think we're p closely aligned on this kind of thing. i was p psyched after reading http://www.filmfreakcentral.net/screenreviews/blackswan.htm as chaw's p much my go-to movie critic, but he's hardly infallible. oh well, i'll go see it anyway.
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Einherjar86
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I just saw Black Swan and it might just be Aronofsky's worst movie yet. I was never a big fan of him but I like his movies just about enough that I'll be sure to watch every new one he makes. This one, I can't say I enjoyed.
His movies tend to be very obvious allegories with little room for interpretation and I don't have a problem with that, it's one of his defining traits as a director. But despite how blunt it was at times (enough mirrors already) I wasn't really sure what Black Swan was trying to say. My favourite moment of the movie was this one pivotal scene in the last third that made everything clear.
The setup was boring and the climax was ridiculous, and Aronofsky does climaxes so well even in his worst movies (like The Fountain)
I thought it was well done, but not his best.
I loved the performative aspects of the film though, and I think it's a fascinating topic to deal with (i.e. the burden of performance, the intersubjectivity between artist and audience, etc.). It reminded me intensely of Sylvia Plath's "Lady Lazarus."
