Stunning film but it is very much an arthouse movie, however there is a near 20 minute two hander heavy dialogue scene free from cuts that is phenomenal. The two actors in question even shared a flat for a week to rehearse it to perfection.

The first half hour is almost abstract in execution and you question what the hell you are watching but the film's last half is masterful. I bought the film just a few days after watching it. The ending is sublime.

^ I've attempted to start Hunger, but can never get past the past few minutes. But you seem to have good enough taste, jackhammer, so I'll give it another go. Can't hurt to have another art house movie under my belt.

As per my recent film watching, first I watched this

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Gaspar Noe's Irreversible
I saw this after seeing Noe's (more approachable) Enter the Void, and I have to say that Irreversible is breathtakingly poignant. It holds some of the most brutal and depraved imagery that I have seen in my film-viewing day, only really topped by A Serbian Film. At times I had to turn away from the screen, it was so hard to watch. Noe's middle finger to morality of a plot is wrapped in a brilliant package of beautiful cinematography to counteract the unspeakable actions depicted within the film. With this movie, I was in the same boat that I was in when I first watched Salo or 120 Days of Sodom, where I could not find any way to draw joy from the plot or content of the plot, yet the artistic value of the cinematography and other attributes to the film are impossible to dislike. Overall, this film will definitely be sticking with me for some time.

The next film that I watched was a documentary:
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Jandek on Corwood

This is probably the best documentary that I've seen. In between the interviews, there were passages of voluptuous imagery set to the tune of Jandek's solo acoustic pieces. The entire film held me captivated from start to finish, and what better person to do a documentary than the enigmatic and (at that time) mysterious avant-garde musical figure? Other than the fact that Jandek's stream of tours has tainted a few sections of the interviews and opinions of the interviewees, this film is predominately impeccable.

If you can find it watch Noe's Seul Contre Tous (I Stand Alone) which he made before Irreversible. It is one of the most cynical films I have ever seen and it doesn't suffer as much from some of the more dubious aspects of Irreversible (the racism and homophobia). It is a far better film IMO and has repeat value whereas Irreversible is one of those films you rarely want to rewatch.

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll put it on my Netflix Que ASAP.

I try to have an open mind, especially with music and film, but Irreversible (to me) was a pretentious mess. A stagnant (one camera angle mind you) 10 min rape scene that ends with a curb stomping felt seriously contrived to me and served only to shock, not send a nihilistic message. Although, I am curious as to what sort of editing techniques were used in the fire-hydrant-face-smashing scene. Idk how they executed that without any cutaways.

Saw Hunger, and I'm sure I'm going to be thinking about this film for a very long time. The gritty and raw depiction of their treatment made me forget that those men were terrorists (however noble their original intentions might have been). As you mentioned before, Jackhammer, the more "arty" moments I found to be quite cerebral and peaceful...in a ****ed up, emaciated sort of way haha. Fassbender really impressed me with his portrayal of Bobby Sans. Makes me want to check out McQueen's other one Shame all the more.

I seen some latest films on last Weekend. Films are:

- Journey 2
- Ek main Aur Ek Tu
- Don2
- Rock star
- Mission Impossible 4.

Not a proper film I guess but I just watched the six minute documentary Last Minutes with ODEN. I am now an emotional wreck.

saw bits and pieces of Terminator Salvation on TV just now but my memory of it is still quite fresh so i didn't finish it

it's got nothing on the first Terminator

5/10

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Dark City (1998)

Another movie I haven't seen in a long time, and I have to say it's aged quite well. The sets really remind me of the French film The City of Lost Children (1995) crossed with a World War II art deco style that I just adore. The plot is still imaginative and helped to inspire many science-fiction movies since then, and of course Jennifer Connelly is in it, which is a win in my books, plus her singing voice is very enchanting.

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Wasn't feeling too good after my lunch/ Nazi zombie shooting date, so instead of going to the gym and doing my homework I watched The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert. I wonder if people who saw this before seeing Hugo Weaving in The Matrix and Lord of the Rings had a hard time not picturing him as a drag queen.

What do you think of Kiefer Sutherland's role in that film?

Not the highlight of his career in my opinion :p:

Eh, he was absent for enough of it that he didn't bother me too much. In fact I've actually used many of his mannerisms of the years in RPG's when I need to play some kind of obviously deranged character. It's kind of funny to imagine that three years later he was playing Jack Bauer and curb stomping terrorists.

Yes, an exaggerated, somewhat deranged and gimmicky RPG character is exactly what he's like in that film. Hadn't thought of that!

He was pretty awesome in Freeway.

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Super 8
Awesome, exciting, and visually stunning sci-fi flick. Great performances by the kids as well. 8/10

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Deriviative cliched nonsense but I frigging loved it. They used to make these underdog movies for fun back in the 80's and they were all oddly watchable.

It's awful really if you want to analyse the film but if you know what you are getting in the first place then it doesn't matter.

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Believe the hype, this movie is incredible. I know I'll be wanting to see it all over again come next weekend. 9/10

Ryan Gosling has been on my radar since his incredible turn in The Believer which is about 10 years old now and I can't wait to see this especially as Refn is behind it. Superb director.

I've never seen any of Refn's other films, but I need to after seeing this one.

He is a very acquired taste. His Pusher trilogy is superb but not for everyone (in his native tongue too). Valhalla Rising is absolutely gobsmacking but very very slow. Bronson is an interesting film but a little misguided considering that Refn never actually match Bronson (it is about Britain's longest serving prisoner).

I watched Bronson last week, it's pretty good - quite quirky/funny considering the subject at hand. Drive is the only other of his movies the I've seen, though I've got Valhalla Rising on my to-watch list at the moment.

may be i'll watch ghost rider, anyone seen it already?

Drive is the best film from 2011 that I've seen.

If you want more Refn, start with Pusher. It's easily his #1/#2 film.

I must be the only one who didn't like this movie. I got tired of watching Gosling stand around with a stupid look on his face. Also there were only two driving scenes and they hyped it like that would be a central part of the movie. I just wasnt taken with this movie, but i seem to be alone in that thought. IMDB certainly rates it high and I normally find them to be spot on with ratings for the most part. And as Jack said, The Believer was a fantastic movie.

Saw J. EDGAR last night. Dicaprio was very good, he really had the mannerisms and voice down really well. I tend to like historical pieces, as you tend to find out stuff you very rarely know. I found his biography which was a top ten seller was far more informative, but books normally are. It started very well for about an hour and seemed to drag on a bit in the middle and latter parts. I felt the overall movie was worth a watch, but I wasn't deeply satisfied with the way they ended the movie. They left out the whole fifties red scare theme which I thought would be central in the plot. Definitely worth a watch, but not as astounding as i imagined it would be.

Dont. that movie was horrible, and the second one will probably be just as bad. Nicholas Cage should've stopped a long time ago.

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Creep (2004)
Sort of good horror movie with plenty of disturbing shit in it, and a few inspired moments, but didn't really add up to much unfortunately. I wish the plot had been developed a little more. Franka Potente was okay, but not nearly as enjoyable to watch as she was in Run Lola Run.


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Tetsuo: The Bullet Man (2009)
Japan is the only country on this planet that could have produced a movie like this. Sci-fi, video gamish and fairly geeky, this film is also violent, disturbing and weirdly artsy. Imagine what a hybrid of Eraserhead and Akira would be like and you have a pretty good sense of the overall feel. Definitely interesting but I wish the director hadn't chosen to make the movie in English since, for me, all it did was highlight how awful the acting was.

Have you seen what I think is the original film that The Bullet Man is a sequel to: Tetsuo: The Iron Man? A fantastic film, and essentially what you described. If you have, how do the two compare? Tetsuo: The Bullet Man has been on my watch list for quite some time but the freight train of experimentality in the first film makes me hesitate for when I'm really ready.

I haven't. I didn't even know the one I watched was a sequel to anything until I looked it up on Wikipedia while I was watching it. I guess there are actually three movies, all of which are only sequels in a thematic, man-turns-into-machine sense. I'm sort of curious about the other two now though, I have to admit. I just watched the preview for first one on Netflix and looks pretty neat.

^^the first one's good until the climax but the second one is kinda all over the place

I saw Deja Vu with Denzel Washington and thought it was pretty decent sorta.

6/10

I saw Apocalypto by Mel Gibson and was pretty happy.

8/10

I really liked Apocalypto also, until the total Disney ending. I was actually hoping for a part two with the spanish inquisition, thought that would have been a good segue. Absolutely brutal movie with some great scenery, Mel Gibson did a pretty good job with this. Rather depressing in parts, but I have re-watched it several times and it holds up pretty well.

Drag me to Hell

As far as a Raimi film goes it stayed perfectly campy yet fun but it doesn't hold a candle to the Evil Dead series. I think I just wasn't used to seeing Bruce as the main lead. Oh and Alison Lohmen could be Jenna Fischer's twin sister. I kept thinking it was her the whole time.

6/10

The Messenger

Emotional when it had to be, disengaging when it didn't. Woody was pretty good but I didn't understand the Oscar nomination. I think there is something about Ben Foster. I can never tell if her is overacting or is a genuine good actor. Something about his face confuses me.

7/10

I saw Drive

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And thought it pretty mediocre, actually. Definetly overrated in my opinion.

I didn't like the fact that the movie seemed to get by on an absolute minimum of required dialogue. The driver and Irene who have something like a romantic entanglement going on seem content with staring at each other and enjoying the awkward silences. It's so unnatural and a little pretentious, it felt like I was watching a Norwegian movie made in Hollywood ;) Who was the driver anyway? How should I, as a viewer, relate to this guy? I also didn't like the occasional fake 80s feel of the film with a soundtrack that sounded like it was made by Donkeyboy.

There was a lot of good stuff about it as well. It was sometimes beautifully shot and the violence was quite satisfying, as was the Driver's more psychotic moments, but on the whole, the drama didn't work that well for me and it felt like there was something with the movie and how it was made that prevented me from really getting into it. I can't help feeling slightly underwhelmed.

Yesterday, I caught The Departed on the telly. Now that's a great movie!

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It's a bit weird and uneven, but I really liked this. Penn is brilliant as usual. I think the overall feel of the movie meshes well with my psyche.

The trailer gives a fairly accurate preview.

After years (well, only year really) of wanting to see this one I finally succumbed and bought it.
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Luis Bunuel's L'age d'or

Upon my first viewing I was a bit disappointed, since I was expecting an hour long version of Un Chien Andalou, but then I let the film simmer for a few hours and watched it again. This second viewing blew me away. The moments of surrealism were more clear and this has to be one of my favourite Bunuel pieces that I've viewed thus far.

Creep was decent enough but the ultimate London Underground Horror film is Death Line (AKA as Raw Meat in the U.S). A superb creepy movie with some nice touches of black humour courtesy of Donal Pleasance and Christopher Lee. Well worth seeking out.

Close Encounters of a Third Kind

You can't get any better than this one. Classic favorite that never fails to make me feel good. One of the best happy endings in film history.

8/10

I have tried 3 times to sit through this and never managed it once. Can't stand it :(

The Thin Red Line. Wonderful film.

Hell thats a great war film, one of the best I've ever seen. Nick Nolte was superb in that film.