What's The Latest Film You Have Seen?

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 12-04-2016, 10:19 AM

I don't disagree. Enter the Void lacks substance, but it's still a very interesting experience during the first viewing.

grindy · 12-04-2016, 10:22 AM

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I don't disagree. Enter the Void lacks substance, but it's still a very interesting experience during the first viewing.

It's absolutely stunning visually and the dreamlike way it portraits death is downright poetic.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 12-04-2016, 10:29 AM

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It's absolutely stunning visually and the dreamlike way it portraits death is downright poetic.

Did you like Irreversible? Or did you feel it fell to far into the gimmicky side? I think it's by far his best.

grindy · 12-04-2016, 10:33 AM

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Did you like Irreversible? Or did you feel it fell to far into the gimmicky side? I think it's by far his best.

Didn't see it. I've seen Enter The Void and I Stand alone and just didn't feel like watching any more of his stuff. I suppose it's one of those movies one should see once but so far I'm just not motivated enough.

bob. · 12-04-2016, 11:51 AM

personally i think I Stand Alone is his best film.....while i agree that he simply makes films to shock and provoke....i still think he does well at

Irreversible was genius in the backwards linear story telling and the use of the chaotic camera which as things calm down and become normal so does the camera

Enter the Void was interesting in the concept of the psychedelic experience being like death and had some amazing camera work also...but again the shocking bullshit just to be shocking

i tried watching Love the other day and simply found it boring

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**** Bob, sorry. My preference is just for films where the romantic leads don't end up together.

everybody ends up with each other in Love Actually

that's why i love it so much....its so incredibly unrealistic

**Exo** · 12-04-2016, 12:23 PM

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everybody ends up with each other in Love Actually

that's why i love it so much....its so incredibly unrealistic

**Frownland** · 12-04-2016, 12:30 PM

Agreed on Love, bob. The 2011 scifi film of the same name is great though.

**Frownland** · 12-07-2016, 01:01 AM

The Lobster

Absolutely hysterical and thought provoking. The first half of the film was much more developed than the back half, but I loved the whole ride. Yorgos Lanthimos delivers by making the viewer want to have several viewings without requiring them to because his films hit so hard on the first punch. Dogtooth was much better, but Dogtooth is also something that they should teach in film schools as a "perfect film." That's a high bar to set. I think The Lobster gets a 4.5/5

Also, it's on Amazon Prime for anyone (Chula) who has that.

djchameleon · 12-07-2016, 01:06 AM

^ I completely forgot about that movie but remember loving it based off of the trailer alone. I need to watch that tomorrow night.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 12-07-2016, 05:57 AM

The Lobster is great. Love the acting in it especially.

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	Agreed on Love, bob. The 2011 scifi film of the same name is great though. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	The Lobster Absolutely hysterical and thought provoking. The first half of the film was much more developed than the back half, but I loved the whole ride. Yorgos Lanthimos delivers by making the viewer want to have several viewings without requiring them to because his films hit so hard on the first punch. Dogtooth was much better, but Dogtooth is also something that they should teach in film schools as a "perfect film." That's a high bar to set. I think The Lobster gets a 4.5/5 Also, it's on Amazon Prime for anyone (Chula) who has that. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x