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Utnapishtim 
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 Posted: January 04 2014 at 02:16 |
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I would like to propose a disturbing film that I've seen last month.
Bad Boy Bubby. Maybe many of you have seen it. Hope you like it
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mithrandir
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Posted: January 05 2014 at 14:43 |
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Mothers Day (1980) - 6/10
The Girl Next Door (2007) - 8/10 similar films in a odd way, one is funny, the other not so much... |
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Atavachron
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Posted: January 08 2014 at 04:55 |
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Birth of the Living Dead
Astounding story behind George Romero's struggle to make what ended up being the first modern zombie flick and a seminal moment in horror films, Night of the Living Dead went from grainy grindhouse picture to a darling of the art scene in just a few years. See the brilliant mistakes, unintended moments, entrails brought in by a local butcher, real local cops with aggressive canines, piggy bank of a budget, and Romero's omission of a copyright bug on the title causing the movie to become public domain and costing him millions. Great stuff, highly recommended. |
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King Only
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Posted: January 08 2014 at 11:13 |
That's a great movie. I saw it at a film festival when it was first released, many years ago. You might want to check out some other independent Australian films from that era such as "Romper Stomper" and "Metal Skin".
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mithrandir
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Posted: January 12 2014 at 22:56 |
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welp, Romper Stomper is pretty much a classic in this household, esp the faux Skin tunes!
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Logos
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Posted: January 15 2014 at 16:56 |
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Romper Stomper is quite good.
I watched a really disturbing and very, very good movie about women under the rule of the Taleban in Afghanistan, called Osama (2003). The story is about a young girl (the Osama of the movie title) and her mother - all the men of the family have died, so they have to disguise the little girl as a boy and send her to work (as women aren't allowed to work). I don't think I'm spoiling anything if I say that things don't exactly go as they have planned. Utterly depressing, with no hope to be found anywhere, no light at the end of the tunnel. The film's message, although in a specific setting, is rather universal as well.
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Atavachron
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Posted: January 17 2014 at 02:45 |
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A Single Shot
Sam Rockwell is extraordinary as a struggling backwoodsman in West Virginia who must hide a terrible secret while poaching deer one day, becoming haunted by it and the dangerous characters in his community. Quiet, musty and damp, subdued, and some of the most authentic acting I've seen in years from Ted Levine, Jeffrey Wright, Joe Anderson and William Macy. Edited by Atavachron - January 17 2014 at 18:01 |
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Toaster Mantis
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Posted: January 17 2014 at 12:25 |
Wow, this really does feel like some campy 1980s ninja movie with modern Hollywood production values. Entertaining enough, but I kind of preferred this kind of movie more when the action was all physical stunts with no CGI.  Norwegian police movie that focuses as much on the protagonist's deteriorating mind as on the crime investigation itself. Reminds me quite a bit of Michael Mann's Manhunter except with a way less sympathetic protagonist - in fact it probably contains the most discomforting take on the "cop who plays by his own rules" archetype I've seen this side of a James Ellroy novel.  Even funnier second time I watch it. Probably half because of the recent real life whistleblowing scandals to befall US intelligence community satirized in the film, half because Frances MacDormand's character reminds me a lot of one of my exes. I also had forgotten how mean-spirited the humour is in the plot's conclusion which makes the laughs some of the most uncomfortable I've had in a long while. Edited by Toaster Mantis - January 17 2014 at 12:26 |
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"The past is not some static being, it is not a previous present, nor a present that has passed away; the past has its own dynamic being which is constantly renewed and renewing." - Claire Colebrook
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Atavachron
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Posted: January 24 2014 at 02:49 |
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American Hustle using a classic Zeppelin track as its theme song is pretty ignorant, it should be something by Creedence or Van Halen or, I don't know, someone... American
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Atavachron
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Posted: January 24 2014 at 18:35 |
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Captain Phillips
Straightforward and humble recreation of the pirating of the Maersk Alabama in '09, Tom Hanks continues his growth as an actor and the Somalian cast does a great job portraying the desperate hijackers. Often claustrophobic but grows in suspense without an excess of violence. |
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Atavachron
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Posted: January 26 2014 at 03:28 |
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Ripley's Game
Extremely good adaption of Patricia Highsmith's third novel, this time with John Malkovitch ideally cast as Tom Ripley, Ray Winstone hysterically evil as Ripley's protégé and Dougray Scott the victim of their insidious scheme. Tangled and volatile plotting with a creepy blend of fantasy, reality and an eye for Hitchcock, Ripley's Game is very different from the Matt Damon film but just as engaging a chapter in the "Ripliad". |
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AlexDOM
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Posted: January 26 2014 at 13:51 |
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I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!
I'll have to re watch the film (that's a line from the film posted above) to truly write a relevant and informed opinion. But that line is utterly ridiculous in a great way ha ha... Edited by AlexDOM - January 26 2014 at 13:52 |
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KingCrInuYasha
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Posted: January 26 2014 at 14:32 |
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Young Frankenstein - Classic. What else needs to said? Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks at their finest. The Man Who Would Be King - I really like this one. Michael Caine and Sean Connery do a smashing job as two con men out to rob the nation of Kafiristan of all its riches. Let It Be - Not as tension filled as the rumors make it out to be. I've heard that there were some scenes left on the cutting room floor where the arguments were more heated. Still, it's nice to see the Beatles recording an album and the legendary Rooftop Concert. The Last Unicorn - I think the film is kind of rushed; if they included some more parts of the book that explained the characters, it would have been better. As it is, Christopher Lee is in one of his more memorable roles as the very deranged King Haggard and Schmendrick the Magician rules in just about every scene he's in. Oh, and you'll never see a skeleton more hammered than you will in this movie. Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - The only movie of this franchise I would recommend worth owning. I'm amazed how well this has held up over the past decade. And of course, Captain Jack Sparrow. Tenchi The Movie: Tenchi In Love - I used to be anime buff when I was a teenager. I don't know if it's age or my tastes have changed since the decade or so since I last saw this, but this has not aged well all. It says something where this is the second newest film I've seen recently (next to Pirates) and has nowhere near aged as gracefully as those.
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He looks at this world and wants it all... so he strikes, like Thunderball!
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dr wu23
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Posted: January 26 2014 at 19:53 |
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Haven't seen a decent film in ages.....any of the ones out now worth paying money to see?
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One does nothing yet nothing is left undone.
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Atavachron
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Posted: January 26 2014 at 21:36 |
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^ Gravity
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AlexDOM
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Posted: January 27 2014 at 11:21 |
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I was actually about to mention Gravity ha ha how funny...
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Catcher10
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Posted: January 27 2014 at 11:37 |
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AMC channel had a Godfather weekend........It was awesome! It had been eons since I saw The Godfather and Godfather Pt II.
Even my wife got hooked on the movie yesterday.....Still need to watch Godfather Pt III
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timothy leary
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Posted: January 27 2014 at 12:19 |
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Obselidia...... a real good movie
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Atavachron
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Posted: February 01 2014 at 00:28 |
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The Illusionist
Fairly blah period piece based on the Millhauser story with Edward Norton as renown prestidigitator Eisenheim, Jessica Biel his lost love, and Paul Giamatti brilliant as the local detective torn between his allegiance to the local royalty and his admiration for Eisenheim. Though talented, Norton has never been a great actor and bungles the role with a bad ~ and I mean bad ~ English accent and his typical specious angst, the film begs for a recast in a part that screams for a John Malkovitch, Benedict Cumberbatch, or even Giamatti. As magician flicks go, The Prestige was much better, or even 1953's Houdini . |
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MillsLayne
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Posted: February 01 2014 at 22:42 |
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^He may not be the best, but Norton is my favorite actor and I'll literally watch anything with him in it.
Just finished watching The Conjuring. I've heard from both ends of the spectrum on this one, people that loved and people that hated it. I'm leaning more towards loving it, although for me, watching it once was enough. Fairly typical supernatural horror flick with a family being tormented by a hateful spirit, all hell breaks loose (yep  ) and then they're eventually saved. Definitely one of the better horror movies of the past decade, but not a classic of the genre. 7/10 |
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