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The Harry Potter trio haven't done much of anything interesting you're right. 
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yeah, it's among my favourites of the last couple years actually, although i spent a long time wrestling with it. its niche is basically that it's a horror movie where the horror stems from the idea that ghosts don't exist, and more broadly that the meaning we think we're gleaning from the world is actually our own delusion projected onto it. pretty familiar idea, but the way the film explores it is quite unique and chilling IMO, and stewart aces the role - some people find her acting style too overcooked and methody, but i think her fidgety tic-dependent naturalism really serves this one well, and the other collaboration she did with assayas too (CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA). it's cool to see a european movie so blatantly influenced by the east asian slow-cinema stuff i love (apichatpong, tsai etc) too; it borrows the fluid, sleepy way they slip between reality and the supernatural.
i also quite liked stewart in CERTAIN WOMEN, kelly reichardt's (MEEK'S CUTOFF etc) last movie, even though she goes into full tic mode there. she's just one of those actresses it's hard to take your eyes off IMO, there's always a lot going on in her performances in the same way as, i dunno, protagonists in paul thomas anderson movies for example. some people consider that style tryhard these days but there are a lot of contexts where i think it works great. CERTAIN WOMEN is an adaptation of three interrelated carver-esque short stories (one of the others involves laura dern <3). there are a couple of lame Feminist moments in it which really stick out because reichardt's generally so good at being understated, but it's good other than that, just quietly soulful, atmospheric drama that settles into the bones.
i also remember liking her in ADVENTURELAND but i haven't seen that since it came out like a decade ago. she's also in PANIC ROOM apparently, i don't remember her in that at all lol, i guess she was a kid back then.
as for HP, emma watson was easily the best actor of the trio and is a massive star now i guess, but i don't feel like she's actually given many performances of note, it's mostly just fashion magazine-reading teenage girls and creepy ass dudes who love her. the guy who played malfoy has been in a few things and i think he sucks as well haha
i also quite liked stewart in CERTAIN WOMEN, kelly reichardt's (MEEK'S CUTOFF etc) last movie, even though she goes into full tic mode there. she's just one of those actresses it's hard to take your eyes off IMO, there's always a lot going on in her performances in the same way as, i dunno, protagonists in paul thomas anderson movies for example. some people consider that style tryhard these days but there are a lot of contexts where i think it works great. CERTAIN WOMEN is an adaptation of three interrelated carver-esque short stories (one of the others involves laura dern <3). there are a couple of lame Feminist moments in it which really stick out because reichardt's generally so good at being understated, but it's good other than that, just quietly soulful, atmospheric drama that settles into the bones.
i also remember liking her in ADVENTURELAND but i haven't seen that since it came out like a decade ago. she's also in PANIC ROOM apparently, i don't remember her in that at all lol, i guess she was a kid back then.
as for HP, emma watson was easily the best actor of the trio and is a massive star now i guess, but i don't feel like she's actually given many performances of note, it's mostly just fashion magazine-reading teenage girls and creepy ass dudes who love her. the guy who played malfoy has been in a few things and i think he sucks as well haha
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Yeah he was in the first of the modern Planet of the Apes films and he was utterly hateable in a way I can respect with some hindsight. Very few actors exist anymore that generate genuine hatred for me.
I think the only other thing I've seen was Perks of Being a Wallflower which I kinda liked but at the same time it made me feel like a creep to watch lmfao. It's so utterly teeny that it's hard to openly appreciate. Weirdly enough if you look at her filmog there's nothing after 2017 listed, not even anything listed as upcoming or in post-production.
Personally I have a massive softspot for Radcliffe and always wanted to see him do a great film after Harry Potter but it seemed like nothing ever happened.
He played a young Allen Ginsberg in Kill Your Darlings which might be interesting I guess. Jungle and Imperium looked interesting last time I saw their trailers but haven't checked them out yet, can anybody confirm if they're good or shitty?
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no idea. my dad liked that 'horns' thing which seemed so retarded it might actually work?
yeah i remember malfoy's "STINKING APE" line in that movie and thinking it was wooden as fuck lol, he does have an admirably obnoxious aura though
yeah i remember malfoy's "STINKING APE" line in that movie and thinking it was wooden as fuck lol, he does have an admirably obnoxious aura though
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Yeah you just want to beat the shit out of him, he's like Jack Gleeson-lite.
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Jason Isaacs rules, one of those dudes in a shit-ton of cool movies (Soldier, Windtalkers, Event Horizon, Dragonheart, Black Hawk Down, Fury, The Death of Stalin) but seems to get very little praise or recognition. He was fantastic in Good with Viggo.
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Top 5 actors who haven't made films that I like as much as I like them:
1. Noomi Rapace
2. Sandra Bullock
3. Joseph Gordon-Levitt
4. Christina Ricci
5. Chris O'Donnell
If anybody has any recs related to these actors throw 'em my way.
1. Noomi Rapace
2. Sandra Bullock
3. Joseph Gordon-Levitt
4. Christina Ricci
5. Chris O'Donnell
If anybody has any recs related to these actors throw 'em my way.
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I really liked JGL in Brick. It's definitely not a movie for everyone but I love 40s/50s noir and found it a really clever homage.
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i love araki's MYSTERIOUS SKIN with JGL, not sure if it's your kinda thing though. also fond of PREMIUM RUSH, and LOOPER to a point.
de palma's PASSION is pretty fun with rapace.
christina ricci is in BUFFALO '66 which has been near the top of my wishlist for ages now, a lot of imo tasteful people love that movie whatever that's worth.
chris o'donnell's in a random late robert altman movie called COOKIE'S FORTUNE, no idea if it's good but altman's usually cool.
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Demolition Man w/ Bullock is one of my most recent viewings out of that list. Can't remember if I picked up that recommendation on this forum or another, but definitely entertaining enough to watch again sometime.
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Demolition Man rules and all but it's hardly a Bullock vehicle/a good portrayal of her acting lmao.
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A more recent Bullock film I saw was Our Brand Is Crisis. It was ok, though a bit of a case of taking another country's events and making it all about the Americans.
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I picked up Gravity at the recommendation of a friend, haven't watched it yet though.
Bloopy
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5 favourite Motörhead songs:
1. Damage Case
2. (I Won't) Pay Your Price
3. Rock 'n' Roll
4. Overkill
5. Don't Let Daddy Kiss Me
1. Damage Case
2. (I Won't) Pay Your Price
3. Rock 'n' Roll
4. Overkill
5. Don't Let Daddy Kiss Me
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5 most annoying directors:
1. Wes Anderson
2. Baz Luhrmann
3. Lars Von Trier
4. Michael Haneke
5. Coen bros
1. Wes Anderson
2. Baz Luhrmann
3. Lars Von Trier
4. Michael Haneke
5. Coen bros
