What's The Latest Film You Have Seen?

jackhammer · 04-18-2011, 06:00 PM

This Greek film is definitely from the Michael Haneke school of film making. Odd angles, lack of ambient music and lack of a colour palette at times.

It's a very sterile film in both subject matter and visual style. A middle class married couple keep their 3 late teen children in virtual isolation from the outside world and even assign different meanings to some everyday words to seem to keep them safe from any of the ills from the outside world but of course biology takes it's course and violence on an incremental level and sexual awakening come to the fore.

In fact I absolutely hated this film on one level as it's fairly disjointed story wise and seems to revel in it's cold, clinical approach to the characters but there is also no doubt that it is an intelligent film that poses serious questions about protecting people from the world but ultimately this overbearing stance is not always the right thing to do.

I just about got through it but doubt it if I will watch it again.

Sparky · 04-18-2011, 11:40 PM

Scream 4. Doesn't quite pull off the critique-within-a-movie ...thing? But is surprisingly funny and well cast. I haven't seen any scream movies before, but was there always so much commentary about the horror genre?

The movie seemed like straight fan service, so i think if you are familiar with the other films you'll like it a lot.

djchameleon · 04-19-2011, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Raust

It was really bad. I don't think showing ****s and girls ****ting themselves are funny at all. That's what this movie was relying on the whole time. Just sucked.

My kind of movie. I'm definitely going to give this movie a shot.

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

This Greek film is definitely from the Michael Haneke school of film making. Odd angles, lack of ambient music and lack of a colour palette at times.

It's a very sterile film in both subject matter and visual style. A middle class married couple keep their 3 late teen children in virtual isolation from the outside world and even assign different meanings to some everyday words to seem to keep them safe from any of the ills from the outside world but of course biology takes it's course and violence on an incremental level and sexual awakening come to the fore.

In fact I absolutely hated this film on one level as it's fairly disjointed story wise and seems to revel in it's cold, clinical approach to the characters but there is also no doubt that it is an intelligent film that poses serious questions about protecting people from the world but ultimately this overbearing stance is not always the right thing to do.

I just about got through it but doubt it if I will watch it again.

I have been meaning to check this movie out, thanks for reminding me.

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Originally Posted by matious

Scream 4. Doesn't quite pull off the critique-within-a-movie ...thing? But is surprisingly funny and well cast. I haven't seen any scream movies before, but was there always so much commentary about the horror genre?

The movie seemed like straight fan service, so i think if you are familiar with the other films you'll like it a lot.

Watch the first Scream.
Yes there has always been loads of commentary about the horror genre as a whole and about the rules of what happens in a horror movie then people proceed to do everything that they aren't supposed to do when in a horror movie and end up dying. Pretty hilarious imo.

sndtrax · 04-19-2011, 11:19 AM

Black Swan... pretty weird, but a good movie.

loveissucide · 04-19-2011, 07:10 PM

Normally a big fan of Woody Allen, but this just falls flat. It feels like reading the first draft of Annie Hall, whereupon all the characters are Woody Allen talking to Woody Allen and the jokes feel like the Bananas-era Woody trying to remake Annie Hall.

Howard the Duck · 04-19-2011, 07:58 PM

probably be watching Source Code once I feel like it

derek · 04-20-2011, 05:26 PM

I saw this again yesterday. It is a few years old, but i decided to watch it again.

I also decided to see this older movie too from last year.

dankrsta · 04-20-2011, 05:32 PM

^^I have to see Infernal Affairs some day. It's supposed to be better than Departed, so they say.

jackhammer · 04-20-2011, 05:44 PM

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^^I have to see Infernal Affairs some day. It's supposed to be better than Departed, so they say.

It definitely is. It's much more leaner than Scorsese's film which is a little bloated at times and also features a terrible American accent from Ray Winstone who unfortunately happens to be one of my favourite actors

On the plus side Mark Wahlberg will never ever be as good as he is in The Departed. I think he is the best thing in the film.

Sparky · 04-20-2011, 06:17 PM

People give the actors so much credit in Departed but i feel like typical macho no bs cop is one of the easiest roles in hollywood, especially when all it calls for is shouting and spewing cuss words.

/matious does not like marky mark whalberg

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jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	This Greek film is definitely from the Michael Haneke school of film making. Odd angles, lack of ambient music and lack of a colour palette at times. It's a very sterile film in both subject matter and visual style. A middle class married couple keep their 3 late teen children in virtual isolation from the outside world and even assign different meanings to some everyday words to seem to keep them safe from any of the ills from the outside world but of course biology takes it's course and violence on an incremental level and sexual awakening come to the fore. In fact I absolutely hated this film on one level as it's fairly disjointed story wise and seems to revel in it's cold, clinical approach to the characters but there is also no doubt that it is an intelligent film that poses serious questions about protecting people from the world but ultimately this overbearing stance is not always the right thing to do. I just about got through it but doubt it if I will watch it again. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

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Sparky not really Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,223	Scream 4. Doesn't quite pull off the critique-within-a-movie ...thing? But is surprisingly funny and well cast. I haven't seen any scream movies before, but was there always so much commentary about the horror genre? The movie seemed like straight fan service, so i think if you are familiar with the other films you'll like it a lot.

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sndtrax Groupie Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 4	Black Swan... pretty weird, but a good movie.

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Howard the Duck Live by the Sword Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 9,075	probably be watching Source Code once I feel like it

04-20-2011, 05:26 PM	#9887 (permalink)
derek Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 778	I saw this again yesterday. It is a few years old, but i decided to watch it again. I also decided to see this older movie too from last year.

04-20-2011, 06:17 PM	#9890 (permalink)
Sparky not really Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,223	People give the actors so much credit in Departed but i feel like typical macho no bs cop is one of the easiest roles in hollywood, especially when all it calls for is shouting and spewing cuss words. /matious does not like marky mark whalberg