list/discuss/rate - your recently watched movies

BroSpence wrote: Salo - Yep, THE Salo.  I have been wanting to see this for a few years now since its one of the "most controversial films".  I can see why.  It was pretty nasty. I didn't watch the whole thing, and fast forwarded through some of it too because it was kind of boring and I got the point after a few minutes. I guess part of the controversy lies in that some people say this is a gross but brilliant film while others just say its gross.  I just don't think it was very well done.

I take your point about this movie - saw it myself about a year ago & to be honest, it just bored me; struck me it was done specifically to shock (see also the laughable 'Hostel' ) but ended up being shallow & sub-standard - that's a couple of hours of my life I'll never get back

I have no idea what to make of A Clockwork Orange. It certainly was intense, and I can see why they had to cut some of it to make it into theaters, that was a lot of boobs. I can honestly say I have never seen a movie like that before, which is something.

Edited by Henry Plainview - February 04 2009 at 01:49

Punishment Park (1971) - leftist propaganda movie, pretty brash and in your face but also very B & W, not very engaging 5/10

Mouchette (1967) - I liked this movie and I don't even know why, I think it was more symbolic in relation to the main character Mouchette, like the bird trapped in the wire at the beginning symbolized Mouchette trapped in her unloving life, the end with the rabbits being trapped in field with the barrage of hunters and its only escape is death symbolized Mouchette being trapped in her life of unfeeling and selfish adults and her only release was her suicide - she did die right? I could have it all wrong too, either way I'd like to see more Bresson films this was pretty neat! 7/10

Chopper (2000) - story of Marky Mark "Chopper" Read, a legendary criminal who wrote his autobiography while serving a jail sentence in prison. 6/10

Salo - Yep, THE Salo.  I have been wanting to see this for a few years now since its one of the "most controversial films".  I can see why.  It was pretty nasty. I didn't watch the whole thing, and fast forwarded through some of it too because it was kind of boring and I got the point after a few minutes. I guess part of the controversy lies in that some people say this is a gross but brilliant film while others just say its gross.  I just don't think it was very well done.

I finally saw Apocalypse Now. Pretty good but the soundtrack was annoying and some parts were kind of dull. 8.5/10

avalanchemaster wrote: Repo The Genetic Opera- looks like it will be pretty f**king entertaining and original! http://www.repo-opera.com/flash_home.html Plus it features Nivek Ogre of Skinny Puppy playing the character known as Ogre!  Cult! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0963194/

Watched Le Circle Rouge again tonight.

Hogfather (2006) - made for BBC TV movie although it had a big screen quality, a humorous fantasy based on the Terry Pratchett novel. I think it started off really strong the way they laid down the foundation of the plot, introduced the characters and set up the fictional land of Discworld. When it was set in motion it tended to drag after a while and I was hoping the group of villains would have had more of an adventure set out for them instead of just the single place they start and end at. Over all though it was pretty well done and while there was plenty of humor it wasn't overt. 7/10

Gran Torino (2008) - Hmm, I didn't realize this was going to be so much of a comedy. A lot of this seemed a bit outlandish and exaggerated. I was hoping for something more serious...and I guess it was serious in some parts and towards the end...and I liked the ending too but I think it lacked some of the impact it ought to have had. I see my own fate turning out something similar to Kowalski. My favorite part of the movie though is when the Asian girl and dumb white boy are accosted by the 3 black thugs and Kowalski steps out of his truck and says: "Ever notice how you come across somebody once in a while you shouldn't have f'd with? That's me." I clapped in the theater for that one. 6.5/10

The Resurrected (1992) - based on the Lovecraft tale, "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward." I was actually surprised how well done this was considering what they had to work with. The story unfolded in a well paced and interesting fashion also had some genuinely creepy moments. Dexter Ward's "creations" were pretty well done too. There was a few awkward moments though like when March's partner dies at the end he doesn't even blink and eye about it....his attitude was like, "oh well" :shrugs:....bad acting and unrealistic reactions to given situations holds it back. 6/10

The Adventures of Baron Münchhausen
This is an awesome movie, and I don't just say this because I grew up with the Baron Münchhausen tall tales as an integral part of my childhood, but because this movie is... well, it's a great exciting and funny children's fantasy movie but something more than that. There's lot of typical Terry Gilliam commentaries on human behaviour and society, but it's worked seamlessly into the story and mostly stays in the subtext so that it doesn't feel forced or distracts from the lightheartedness of the whole endeavour. It expands upon the Münchhausen stories while also respecting it. Also, a before-she-was-famous Uma Thurman as Venus? Greatest casting ever.

Death at a Funeral


Funny British comedy- highly recommended 8.5/10