What's The Latest Film You Have Seen?

~~MicShazam~~ · 12-17-2018, 10:18 AM

In an effort to leave myself alone with my mind as little as possible today, I watched Bram Stoker's Dracula again (the 1993 Coppola movie). Been a few years since I last watched it, but I see clearly why it's still one of my all time favorite movies. It's beautiful and atmospheric like few other movies. I caught endless little details of set design and editing that helps set a very particular "gothic romance" type of atmosphere. I love how the ending - the final showdown with Dracula - is tragically romantic rather than a mere action scene or horrific, bloody climax. No wonder chicks dig this movie so much. It's a heart breaker!

The movie makes me wanna say "they don't make them like they used to". It's just so damned impressively made. Seems to me that "big budget movie" mostly means sterile CGI these days. Bah! Give me fog machines, fake blood and creature makeup any day of the week.

The soundtrack by Wojciech Kilar is absolutely stunning and contributes mightily to the dense atmosphere of this film.

I generally hate horror movies, but this one is still a 10/10 movie to me.

The Batlord · 12-17-2018, 12:31 PM

I love how the asylum scenes remind me of Tim Burton Batman. You can't tell me Coppola doesn't have a sense of humor.

WWWP · 12-17-2018, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Thom Yorke

Has anyone seen The Favourite yet? Yorgos Lanthimos to me is the most interesting filmmaker working today (The Killing of a Sacred Deer in particular is one of the best movies to come out in a long time IMO), and this is the first one that has generated Best Picture kind of buzz so I'm really excited for it.

Havent seen it yet but I'm also a big fan (dogtooth is ranked only slightly above koasd imo).

~~MicShazam~~ · 12-17-2018, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Dharma & Greg

I love how the asylum scenes remind me of Tim Burton Batman. You can't tell me Coppola doesn't have a sense of humor.

An actual funny moment in the movie is where Coppola cuts from a beheading to a closeup of some meat on a dinner table, causing you to go "eww" when it cuts, even though it looks appetizing when the camera zooms out.

Oriphiel · 12-17-2018, 02:26 PM

Demon City Shinjuku, dubbed

****in' classic

The Batlord · 12-17-2018, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

An actual funny moment in the movie is where Coppola cuts from a beheading to a closeup of some meat on a dinner table, causing you to go "eww" when it cuts, even though it looks appetizing when the camera zooms out.

I need to watch that movie again. I'd seen it a few times around the time it came out when I was a kid (it was a movie to make me scared to go to the bathroom) but a few years ago I watched it for the first time since the 90s and was surprised by just how much of a stylistic statement it was. I guess you could call it a horror movie, but it felt more like Coppola crafting something he just thought was cool as all ****ing **** than anything else.

~~MicShazam~~ · 12-17-2018, 02:31 PM

Yeah, the atmosphere and style is where a lot of the enjoyment comes from. I think it works very well as a story though. Even if some of the acting is on the cheesy side. Most of it, in fact.

But the story still works very well and there's just so much to look at. If watched in the dark, with good volume to let the soundtrack do it's thing, it's quite an experience.

This time, I noticed so many things I never noticed before. So many small details and effective ways of transitioning scenes or tying things together thematically. I've got a whole bunch of favorite scenes as well. That chase near the end where the sun is going down as they race after Dracula's carriage gives me goosebumps!

**Frownland** · 12-17-2018, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

In an effort to leave myself alone with my mind as little as possible today, I watched Bram Stoker's Dracula again (the 1993 Coppola movie). Been a few years since I last watched it, but I see clearly why it's still one of my all time favorite movies. It's beautiful and atmospheric like few other movies. I caught endless little details of set design and editing that helps set a very particular "gothic romance" type of atmosphere. I love how the ending - the final showdown with Dracula - is tragically romantic rather than a mere action scene or horrific, bloody climax. No wonder chicks dig this movie so much. It's a heart breaker!

The movie makes me wanna say "they don't make them like they used to". It's just so damned impressively made. Seems to me that "big budget movie" mostly means sterile CGI these days. Bah! Give me fog machines, fake blood and creature makeup any day of the week.

The soundtrack by Wojciech Kilar is absolutely stunning and contributes mightily to the dense atmosphere of this film.

I generally hate horror movies, but this one is still a 10/10 movie to me.

What are your thoughts on Tetro?

~~MicShazam~~ · 12-17-2018, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

What are your thoughts on Tetro?

I have seen it, but it's a long time ago. I thought it was interesting, but I don't think I appreciated it 100%. Can't remember it too well, but watching the main character go downhill has what carried the movie. Might be worth to watch it again. Something about a failed screenwriter. Some early scenes about a theater production are coming back to me just now, but it's all a bit of a haze.

I also watched Twixt a couple years ago. His post-big budget status is very evident in the special effects and such, but it was an enjoyable film with a fun little ghost story and some good characters. Cheesy for sure, but more my kind of thing than Tetro was.

Oriphiel · 12-17-2018, 02:45 PM

Probably gonna rewatch Dagger of Kamui tonight

Wonderful beautiful crazy flick, I'm seriously surprised more people haven't made gifs out of the spastic visuals

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12-17-2018, 10:18 AM	#22501 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	In an effort to leave myself alone with my mind as little as possible today, I watched Bram Stoker's Dracula again (the 1993 Coppola movie). Been a few years since I last watched it, but I see clearly why it's still one of my all time favorite movies. It's beautiful and atmospheric like few other movies. I caught endless little details of set design and editing that helps set a very particular "gothic romance" type of atmosphere. I love how the ending - the final showdown with Dracula - is tragically romantic rather than a mere action scene or horrific, bloody climax. No wonder chicks dig this movie so much. It's a heart breaker! The movie makes me wanna say "they don't make them like they used to". It's just so damned impressively made. Seems to me that "big budget movie" mostly means sterile CGI these days. Bah! Give me fog machines, fake blood and creature makeup any day of the week. The soundtrack by Wojciech Kilar is absolutely stunning and contributes mightily to the dense atmosphere of this film. I generally hate horror movies, but this one is still a 10/10 movie to me.

12-17-2018, 02:31 PM	#22507 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	Yeah, the atmosphere and style is where a lot of the enjoyment comes from. I think it works very well as a story though. Even if some of the acting is on the cheesy side. Most of it, in fact. But the story still works very well and there's just so much to look at. If watched in the dark, with good volume to let the soundtrack do it's thing, it's quite an experience. This time, I noticed so many things I never noticed before. So many small details and effective ways of transitioning scenes or tying things together thematically. I've got a whole bunch of favorite scenes as well. That chase near the end where the sun is going down as they race after Dracula's carriage gives me goosebumps!