What's The Latest Film You Have Seen?

jackhammer · 07-15-2011, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Not Quite Hollywood
Interesting documentary about Australian exploitation cinema of the 70s and 80s. My only complaint is that some of the editing was so rapid-fire that it was hard to keep track of which movie was being talked about.

I had the same problem when I watched this but there was a ton of movies I would love to see and a few that I have seen that I already like.

bob. · 09-24-2011, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by DoctorSoft

****ing awful. Sup-par acting, horribly cliche characters, bland dialogue. It takes the idea of a school shooting and makes it almost funny. Half the movie is just people walking with the camera following them. Also probably the worst and most unnatural kiss scene ever caught on tape. 2/10

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

This is a 're-imagining' of this:

Alan Clarke's Elephant

Not sure if you can view this overseas. Strangely powerful http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_(1989_film) and far better than the Gus Van Sant crapfest.

i'm sitting at a cafe but looked over that Jackhammer and will watch when home tonight.....

i've wanted Van Sant's blood since he pulled the bones of Hitchcock out and brutally raped them....

i always thought the obvious premise of Elephant was good and probably needs to be explored but i agree with both of you....seriously what a bunch of crap

go watch Drugstore Cowboy....it is possibly his most redeeming film

no hats on the bed though

NSW · 12-11-2011, 12:11 AM

A well made movie with superb acting. However, I was so devastated and crushed by the end that it overshadowed anything good I could say about it.

333 · 12-11-2011, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by nonsubmissivewife

A well made movie with superb acting. However, I was so devastated and crushed by the end that it overshadowed anything good I could say about it.

I've been thinking about seeing this, but was skeptical after seeing the cover. You sold me.

Popped this film in after an all-nighter for finals:

Hilarious!

debaserr · 12-11-2011, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by nonsubmissivewife

A well made movie with superb acting. However, I was so devastated and crushed by the end that it overshadowed anything good I could say about it.

I love that film. I should probably revisit it, I only saw it once.

Bulldog · 12-14-2011, 12:07 PM

To sum up quickly...

Life Lessons > Oedipus Wrecks >>>>> Life Without Zoe

Howard the Duck · 03-21-2012, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by curiousmusician

The last movie i watched was The Color Purple and i had to watch it for a class... Don't watch it. It's just terrible -.-

i can't even get past the 10-minute mark of that snoozefest

LoathsomePete · 04-11-2012, 05:54 PM

Bon Cop, Bad Cop (2006)

This film was so close to becoming a Canadian classic. It started off so well and just kept building from there, but holy crap did it drop it in the 3rd act. Humour gave out to more slapstick and the big baddie reveal was really underwhelming, you're left thinking "who is this guy and why should I care?" It would really be nice to see a Canadian film that doesn't revolve around hockey as the framing device, but when hockey players are on your 5 dollar bill I suppose it's hard to shake away. I was also right to be a little weary of how many of the jokes I would understand given where I grew up in Canada, as it's very much Ontario/ Quebec humour. Still, seeing Rick Mercer as a kind of hybrid between Don Cherry and Glenn Beck was pretty funny. Overall the film had a lot of good moments to it and it's not often I get to see 100% Canadian films so I give them a modicum of leniency to begin with and Bon Cop, Bad Cop is no different. Good for a watch if you're from that part of the world, but if not I can't see you getting much out of it but an average buddy-cop movie.

6.5/10

LoathsomePete · 06-15-2012, 12:44 AM

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012)

I'm not even apologetic about liking this movie. I always enjoyed Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Good Job! and the set up of the movie kind of reminded me of the underrated Weird Al movie UHF (1989). I can definitely see how people could walk away from this and curse the movie's existence for costing them precious brain cells, but really, what else was I going to do on a Thursday evening besides kill brain cells?

LoathsomePete · 07-04-2012, 11:52 PM

Four Lions (2010)

Well this is awkward, it's a slapstick comedy about terrorism that somehow manages to present the mindset of a terrorist in a more three dimensial way than any serious depiction I've seen over the last decade. It also features some surprsingily (and refreshingly) modern takes on Islam and how one can practice their faith while disbarring the notions that have been hammered into the minds of most Westerns for the last decade. And despite all that it's a comedy that basically presents a "what if" scenario, ostensibly saying "what if the three stooges were terrorists?"

Every one of the terrorists is a colossal moron, one in a well-meaning, one in an angry, one in a confused, and one in a completely baffling way and the plot does concern their constant bickering over what makes a good target, the contradictions in their plans, and who is the biggest idiot of the group, yet you still bond with them despite their irreprehensible plan. It's like in that Kevin Bacon film The Woodsman (2004) where he plays a pedophile who was just released from prison. You don't want to like him, but damned if you don't feel something for him by the end of the movie. Four Lions does the same way, but by the time the third act roles around you kind of know the fates of each of the characters is cemented because there's no real way to end the film that wouldn't be taking the cowards way out. Despite how funny these guys are, what they were planning to do was wrong and the film does not try to make it into a shades of grey thing.

Basically, heavy premise aside this is easily the funniest movie I have seen in a very long time and is definitely something I feel the need to share with people. It's pitch dark comedy so it's audience is already limited, AND it's pretty entrenched in its British heritage so some of the jokes may go over your head, but I would highly recommend this movie.

12-11-2011, 12:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
NSW Bigger and Better Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas girl living in the UK Posts: 2,596	A well made movie with superb acting. However, I was so devastated and crushed by the end that it overshadowed anything good I could say about it. __________________ Hi.

04-11-2012, 05:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	Bon Cop, Bad Cop (2006) This film was so close to becoming a Canadian classic. It started off so well and just kept building from there, but holy crap did it drop it in the 3rd act. Humour gave out to more slapstick and the big baddie reveal was really underwhelming, you're left thinking "who is this guy and why should I care?" It would really be nice to see a Canadian film that doesn't revolve around hockey as the framing device, but when hockey players are on your 5 dollar bill I suppose it's hard to shake away. I was also right to be a little weary of how many of the jokes I would understand given where I grew up in Canada, as it's very much Ontario/ Quebec humour. Still, seeing Rick Mercer as a kind of hybrid between Don Cherry and Glenn Beck was pretty funny. Overall the film had a lot of good moments to it and it's not often I get to see 100% Canadian films so I give them a modicum of leniency to begin with and Bon Cop, Bad Cop is no different. Good for a watch if you're from that part of the world, but if not I can't see you getting much out of it but an average buddy-cop movie. 6.5/10 __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

06-15-2012, 12:44 AM	#9 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012) I'm not even apologetic about liking this movie. I always enjoyed Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Good Job! and the set up of the movie kind of reminded me of the underrated Weird Al movie UHF (1989). I can definitely see how people could walk away from this and curse the movie's existence for costing them precious brain cells, but really, what else was I going to do on a Thursday evening besides kill brain cells? __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

07-04-2012, 11:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	Four Lions (2010) Well this is awkward, it's a slapstick comedy about terrorism that somehow manages to present the mindset of a terrorist in a more three dimensial way than any serious depiction I've seen over the last decade. It also features some surprsingily (and refreshingly) modern takes on Islam and how one can practice their faith while disbarring the notions that have been hammered into the minds of most Westerns for the last decade. And despite all that it's a comedy that basically presents a "what if" scenario, ostensibly saying "what if the three stooges were terrorists?" Every one of the terrorists is a colossal moron, one in a well-meaning, one in an angry, one in a confused, and one in a completely baffling way and the plot does concern their constant bickering over what makes a good target, the contradictions in their plans, and who is the biggest idiot of the group, yet you still bond with them despite their irreprehensible plan. It's like in that Kevin Bacon film The Woodsman (2004) where he plays a pedophile who was just released from prison. You don't want to like him, but damned if you don't feel something for him by the end of the movie. Four Lions does the same way, but by the time the third act roles around you kind of know the fates of each of the characters is cemented because there's no real way to end the film that wouldn't be taking the cowards way out. Despite how funny these guys are, what they were planning to do was wrong and the film does not try to make it into a shades of grey thing. Basically, heavy premise aside this is easily the funniest movie I have seen in a very long time and is definitely something I feel the need to share with people. It's pitch dark comedy so it's audience is already limited, AND it's pretty entrenched in its British heritage so some of the jokes may go over your head, but I would highly recommend this movie. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

12-14-2011, 12:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	To sum up quickly... Life Lessons > Oedipus Wrecks >>>>> Life Without Zoe