list/discuss/rate - your recently watched movies

Pina by Wim Wenders

Edited by The Quiet One - June 11 2012 at 15:10

Mission:Impossible-Ghost Protocol

Tom Cruise's ongoing adaption of the classic and incredibly dull TV show has always been about one absurd scenario after another, and believability is rarely on the menu.  In that context, this fourth entry is as good or better than the last two.  But it's no Bond.  Or Jason Bourne for that matter.  But it is fun and Simon Pegg is the best thing in the film, providing much needed humor and humanity as a bumbling new IMF agent.  Good mediocre escapism.

This is what film making is about; a tight, well told story with great actors - I defy anyone not to become hooked within 5 minutes (if they get over a shocking scene 90 seconds in, that is).

An alcoholic in self destruct mode (Peter Mullen) meets & is befriended by a christian charity shop worker (Olivier Colman) only to find her life is not quite so comfortable as it may seem from the outside - although Mullen & Colman are stunning, the standout performance for me is without a doubt Eddie Marsan as the husband, Marsan, to my mind is one of the most under-appreciated actors around in Britain at the moment & well worth seeing.

This is not a nice film, this is in many places brutal & shocking, in others surprisingly funny, but I'd say one of the best films I've seen in quite a while.

Edited by Jim Garten - June 12 2012 at 06:20

Prometheus

I know, I know, the film left many questions unanswered and even raised more questions. But I still loved it. Why? Because of just that! I love sci-fi that gets you thinking and flicks the imagination switch into full mode. People seem to forget that in 1968 there was particular sci-fi film that just boggled the minds of everybody that breathed and left a zillion unanswered questions. Well, that film has gone down as one of the most groundbreaking and influential films of all time despite it being poorly recieved on it's initial release. Of course I'm talking about Stan-the-Man's 2001: A Space Odyssey. And let's not forget Scott's own Bladerunner that certainly caused some heads to be scratched. Sci-fi is suppose to be mysterious and imaginative. If you walked out of the theater trying to put together your own interpretation of the film, then Ridley Scott, your mission is complete. Bravo!

I watched Dolls last night, and I thought it was incredible. It is a movie of three separate love stories directed by the famous Takeshi Kitano that basically show how painful true love can be. The acting is superb and the photography is beautiful. The three story lines that subtly cross paths, but remain separate for the most part, are very quiet but still emotionally gripping. I recommend it to everyone who likes artsy films and love stories.

Jim Garten wrote: Dayvenkirq wrote: Cry Freedom: More than just a movie about the friendship of a British writer and a South-African activist, it's also a suspense film. Good for a very brief account of what Steve Biko was about, very good for a suspense film. When you juxtapose the two, you might be confused about the purpose of the film. Is it underscoring the racial tensions or is it actually serving as a vehicle for the suspense and the pretext for that suspense? I think the former makes more sense. Great film, one of my favorites; Washington is excellent as Biko, ably supported by Kevin Kline - I know what you mean about the split personality of the film, though - it's virtually 2 films in one - the beginning about the 2 mens' relationship & Biko's struggle & the second part about the journalist trying to escape from SA with his family. This film affects me as much now as when I 1st saw it 24 years ago, a definite

Yes, that really is a great movie.
Quite moving, good acting.

^ Just did a bit of a research on that. Legal capital punishment in Britain in 19th-20th centuries? 

Jim Garten wrote: marktheshark wrote: Prometheus I know, I know, the film left many questions unanswered and even raised more questions. But I still loved it. Why? Because of just that! I love sci-fi that gets you thinking and flicks the imagination switch into full mode. People seem to forget that in 1968 there was particular sci-fi film that just boggled the minds of everybody that breathed and left a zillion unanswered questions. Well, that film has gone down as one of the most groundbreaking and influential films of all time despite it being poorly recieved on it's initial release. Of course I'm talking about Stan-the-Man's 2001: A Space Odyssey. And let's not forget Scott's own Bladerunner that certainly caused some heads to be scratched. Sci-fi is suppose to be mysterious and imaginative. If you walked out of the theater trying to put together your own interpretation of the film, then Ridley Scott, your mission is complete. Bravo! Epic post, MTS - nice one

Thanks Jim, what did you think of it? If you've seen it that is.

Prometheus. Gotta be the failure of the year.

ole-the-first wrote: Prometheus. Gotta be the failure of the year.

If by failure you mean pretty good movie and by the you mean a and by of the you mean that came out this.