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Oh yeah? (Thezookieman)
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Username: Thezookieman
Post Number: 4574
Registered: 06-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 03, 2007 - 12:45 pm: | 
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quote:Dreamgirls... Much better than I expected, but I continue to have big problems with dialogue set to music and conflict resolution through song.
Which tells me one of two things: either you have a problem with movie musicals in general, Carlo, or that you will absolutely, sight unseen, out-and-out HATE practically any full-blown Bollywood film 
quote:Jeff: Street Fight (2005) - Skimpy documentary about the 2002 Newark Mayoral race does a decent enough job convincing me that Sharpe James is a lying, corrupt shyster...
You don't need a documentary to convince you of that; three days in and around Newark NJ would be all you need We once lived in Newark, and got out a few short months before the post-Martin Luther King Jr.-assassination riots. I have been back there a couple of times since, and things have actually gotten worse than that dark time, no thanks at all to the likes of James. Now I know why Queen Latifah claims to come from nearby Irvington and not Newark any more All I can say to the new guy, Cory Booker, is, best of luck, dude! You're gonna need it!
quote:cmarti: Amy, have you seen Water? If not, catch it and let's talk about a film that deals with real world sorrows ;-)
Just stay away from Mother India, is all I'm sayin'
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Nicola_D (Nicola_d)
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Username: Nicola_d
Post Number: 645
Registered: 05-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 03, 2007 - 01:01 pm: |
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quote:monty. A great, timeless film that gets better every time I watch it.
It does, doesn't it?
I'm always amazed at the few who unfavorably compare it to the noir films of the 40's and 50's. Gosh, looking at Kathleen Turner today you'd never guess that was her. Hurt's career didn't live-up to it's promise I think mostly because of his eccentricity, whatever, off the screen, although he's done some interesting supporting turns lately.
As I recall, and I may be wrong, George Lucas of all people played a key role in the direction/editing of that film....
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Brian (Stang66)
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Username: Stang66
Post Number: 545
Registered: 06-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 03, 2007 - 01:17 pm: |
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THE LAST KISS: My roommate and her boyfriend and I really enjoyed this one. I actually don't know if 'enjoy' was the right word as it was a hard sit at times, but we all thought it was really good. I do think that you have to be of a certain age to really like it. I think even at 22/21, we were too young to fully understand the characters and where they were in their lives, but there were a lot of things that felt very real that were happening here. Zach Braff takes a character that we shouldn't like and makes him likeable. Rachel Bilson was completely obnoxious, but she was supposed to be. I know so many girls just like her. Tom Wilkinson and Blythe Danner were outstanding, but my favorite was Jacinda Barrett. This ex-"Real World"-er really is talented and I can't believe that there's not more buzz around her. Anyway, I've babbled. GRADE: B+/A-
AMERICAN DREAMZ: Has a lot of targets, doesn't always hit them. Hugh Grant and Mandy Moore are fantastic. The only character ending I was satisfied with was Mandy Moore's, because I really didn't see it coming, but everyone else was boring and contrived. GRADE: B-
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Oh yeah? (Thezookieman)
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Username: Thezookieman
Post Number: 4578
Registered: 06-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 03, 2007 - 01:33 pm: |
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The casting of Mandy Moore was eerie, considering how much she looks like/reminds me of Kelly Clarkson!
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AboutFilm host (Carlo)
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Username: Carlo
Post Number: 6871
Registered: 07-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 03, 2007 - 02:31 pm: |
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quote:Which tells me one of two things: either you have a problem with movie musicals in general, Carlo, or that you will absolutely, sight unseen, out-and-out HATE practically any full-blown Bollywood film
Guilty as charged. On both counts. Actually, I can like musicals based around good songs. Exception, not the rule, but I have liked some. But I have never liked dialogue set to music, because there's never a good song, and because it almost always takes me totally out of the film.
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C.J. (Thief)
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Username: Thief
Post Number: 3243
Registered: 07-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 03, 2007 - 05:34 pm: |
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quote:My biggest problem with it though was simply the kind of film it was - National Geographic in style but Bruckheimer caliber in action content. After awhile, it just sort of lost me with its epic canvas, yet fuzzy intent, and mundane effect. I didn't learn enough to remain engaged intellectually, and I wasn't gripped enough by its run for life (and wife) narrative. And then after most of the bad Mayans are dispatched, and the remaining (exhausted) ones become distracted by the arrival of the white man, it just...well...stopped.
What were you expecting exactly? And I'm asking seriously, because you said the film was not what you expected. As for me, I was on the edge of my seat almost all the time, but that was me.
About the ending, well, it had to stop sometime... and after the two big Mayan mofo's are dispatched in what was clearly the climax of the film, the two lackeys that remain are there just to provide the epilogue of the Spaniards arriving. Gibson could've dispatched them before easily if it wasn't his intent to use them just for that purpose, but the climax of the film is clearly the fight with the wacky Mayan guy and the final pursuit of the Mayan chief, and I thought both were finely directed.
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Amy (Amyqazz)
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Username: Amyqazz
Post Number: 177
Registered: 07-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 03, 2007 - 06:45 pm: |
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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Hoo boy, this was bad. Everything was atrocious, from its predictable plot to its unlikable characters (save for Ashley Judd, as the main character Vivi in her thirties) to its portrayal of men like objects to Maggie Smith attempting a truly atrocious Southern accent. I am no connosieur of Southern accents, but she could not shirk her haughty, British veneer.
I thought I might like it because I have a soft spot for movies about sisters/close female friends, but this didn't do it for me. I was expecting a So Awful its Good movie (think Now and Then) I didn't buy a second of this phony, schlocky mess, from the first scene involving a group of young girls gathering in a solemn, very very Serious Meeting where they create their treasured sisterhood (This somber scene does not resemble any of my memories of girlhood, missing the joy of the true, intimate girlfriends of youth) to the final "revelation" that lacks any punch to it.
Points for good music and Ellen Burstyn's wonderfully over the top performance.
Grade: C- and it's pretty lucky to get that. |
AboutFilm host (Carlo)
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Username: Carlo
Post Number: 6872
Registered: 07-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 03, 2007 - 09:46 pm: |
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Does Ellen Burstyn give any other kind of performance? I hated that movie. Hated hated hated hated hated hated hated that movie.
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Amy (Amyqazz)
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Username: Amyqazz
Post Number: 178
Registered: 07-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 03, 2007 - 10:34 pm: |
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Sometimes Burstyn's style works in her favor (Requiem for a Dream) but I wish I could see more range from her. |
Monterey Jack (Monty)
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Username: Monty
Post Number: 3210
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 03, 2007 - 10:55 pm: |
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Any movie that features a scene with chicks dancing around and lip-synching to a 60's Motown song should be avoided like the plague. If I see women dancing in the trailer for any chick-flick movie, I skip it.
Nicola_D:
quote:Gosh, looking at Kathleen Turner today you'd never guess that was her.
Tell me about it. Watching the documentaries on the new DVD, I was utterly horrified at what Turner looks like now. She went from an absolute Goddess in her 80's prime to so grotesque she played Chandler's father on an episode of Friends. 
quote:Hurt's career didn't live-up to it's promise I think mostly because of his eccentricity, whatever, off the screen, although he's done some interesting supporting turns lately.
Yeah, Hurt's recent turns in A History Of Violence and the Nightmares & Dreamscapes episode "Battleground" suggest he's more adept at character roles than leading-man stuff. He was excellent in Body Heat, though. It would've been so easy to play Ned as an incompetent patsy blinded by lust, but you can always see Hurt thinking like crazy.
quote:As I recall, and I may be wrong, George Lucas of all people played a key role in the direction/editing of that film....
Yeah, Lucas called up the film's producer, Alan Lad, and said that if Kasdan went over budget or schedule, he would personally pay for it out of his own pocket. A nice bit of payback for Kasdan's impeccable contributions to the screenplays of The Empire Strikes Back and Raiders Of The Lost Ark.
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I'd rather not... (Bluebull)
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Username: Bluebull
Post Number: 654
Registered: 06-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 01:59 am: |
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Could 2006 be any worse of a year for film? (although, to be fair, I haven't seen some of the movies people here seem to love)
Blood Diamond: A movie like this is really hard to rate because 2/3 of it is good and 1/3 of it isn't. The first 2/3 is absorbing (even if we've seen the same thing with Hotel Rwanda); the romantic angle is even handled pretty well (which is unusual). Connelly is surprisingly good (again: unusual). But, then, as soon as her character leaves the film, it all goes downhill from there (think: Collateral). The film turns into this action film, complete with car chases, lots o'running, and shoot outs. And then there's a terribly melodramatic scene to top it off. C
I think Rocky Balboa has gotten respectable reviews just because everyone expected it to suck so badly; instead, it only sucks a little bit. The fight goes nowhere fast and every single flashback in the film is horrendous. C
Speaking of horrendous flashbacks, World Trade Center was even worse than I feared. I didn't realize such an interesting topic could be presented in such an uninteresting (and by-the-books) way. I get the feeling that this one would have been less well-received if the subject matter was different; the film is filled to the brim with stock characters and Hollywood cliches (new rule: any movie with the line "I stayed alive for you" can't be good). Also, I think it's a little disturbing on a moral level: 9/11 isn't uplifting, it's sad and depressing. Must everything be so cheery all the time for mainstream audiences? United 93, which I didn't love, is a masterpiece in comparison. D+ |
Brian (Stang66)
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Username: Stang66
Post Number: 546
Registered: 06-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 04:53 am: |
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THE OH IN OHIO: A charming, lively comedy about sexual dysfunction starring the irreplaceable Parker Posey, Paul Rudd, and Danny DeVito. All three are great in their roles. Mischa Barton surprises here (and fares better than her "OC" counterpart Rachel Bilson did in "The Last Kiss") in a small-ish but pitch perfect supporting turn. The only thing that I'm on the fence about is the (perhaps clever) lack of climax. An interesting rental. One of the better comedies of the year. GRADE: B
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AdamL (Adaml)
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Username: Adaml
Post Number: 1958
Registered: 08-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 09:31 pm: |
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Recent films...
Borat - Very funny although not the complete knockout I'd hoped for. Anyone familiar with his British or American show will have seen a lot of this before. He's visited a rodeo, had etiquette lessons etc. Still very enjoyable though. B+
Happy Feet - First act A. Second C-. Third C+.
Little Miss Sunshine - Finally caught up with this. Liked Breslin. Fairly good film. Not great. B
The Holiday - Can someone explain what is wrong with me? I didn't like The Departed. I loved this. Am I turning in to a woman? Thought this terrifically acted - particularly by Law, who was perfectly cast. Am I mad to think about giving him an AFFA nod? Really liked everything about it. Touching, funny and corny, but the enjoyable kind. A/A- |
Alex Dr_Evil (Drevil)
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Username: Drevil
Post Number: 1773
Registered: 05-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 10:35 pm: |
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Yeah, I think part of the reason I liked Borat so much is because it was COMPLETELY fresh to me. When I went out and bought both seasons of Da Ali G Show (incredible show, by the way), I was shocked to find that some of the stuff was borrowed from the show. Not completely duplicated, but not completely new either. Some of its brilliance does lie in its novelty. It's still probably the most brilliant comedy of the decade, though.
quote:I didn't like The Departed. I loved this. Am I turning in to a woman?
Yes. |
Monterey Jack (Monty)
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Username: Monty
Post Number: 3211
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 10:41 pm: |
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The Good Shepherd: Consistently-watchable but somewhat stodgy epic look at the creation of the CIA following the events of WWII, and how one man (Matt Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamon) sees his soul slipping away as he descends into the horrors of supporting the "greater good" for the country. Robert De Niro's handsomely-shot film is never less than compelling, yet it's also curiously muted, and while I appreciate not being spoon-fed the usual espionage cliches, I was also left rather unmoved by Damon's fight with his conscience about his loyalties to his government and his family (mainly due to that fact that Angelina Jolie - who should never be cast in period pieces - as his wife has so little screen time to make the later plot developments really matter dramatically). While I certainly don't regret seeing this film, I doubt it'll garner any AFFA nods (maybe Robert Richardson's cinematography) from me. A good, but not great, film. B
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Frances Nicole (Midge_wood)
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Username: Midge_wood
Post Number: 999
Registered: 05-2001
| | Posted on Friday, January 05, 2007 - 02:58 am: |
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quote:I didn't like The Departed. I loved this. Am I turning in to a woman?
Because women don't like movies like The Departed and eat up romcoms, obviously.
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Oh yeah? (Thezookieman)
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Username: Thezookieman
Post Number: 4586
Registered: 06-2001
| | Posted on Friday, January 05, 2007 - 04:04 pm: |
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quote:I didn't like The Departed. I loved this. Am I turning in to a woman?
You mean you're a GUY???? ;)
By the way, has anyone bothered to see Freedom Writers yet? I hear Oscar buzz around Hillary Swank, but if she should win her third statue for this film, I swear to God, I will not be responsible for my actions. I'm not even sure she deserved the first two awards! The user reviews at Yahoo! Movies shows both sides of the coin (and I think I agree with the first guy almost entirely):
quote:this tired story again?!?!
How many times do we have to see the story of the white woman savior who goes into the inner city to rescue her direction-less dark-skinned students? And pretends to be "down" to do it? I'm surprised that we didn't see a scene where she studies urban slang flash cards to master the city patois. "Fo Shizzle"..."Boo"...."Lampin"
The story is cliche, paternalistic and borderline racist. Why Hillary Swank involved herself with this garbage is beyond me. She gets a D just for associating with this nonsense.
It doesn't matter how good the actors and actresses are - the story is so flawed from the outset that its unsalvageable.
But then there's this:
quote:This is not a rip-off, it really happened
Why is everyone complaining that this is a rip-off? I have actually met the teacher in real life who is being portrayed in this movie. I have played softball with some of the now grown-up students portrayed in this film. They are real people who truly became successes in life. I served an Americorps term along side them. And they worked their behinds off to get where they are and they were truly inspired by this amazing woman who ended up getting fired because of her "unconventional ways". Someone mentioned that these students are "lighter skinned versions of people of color". Well, she taught in a spanish neighborhood. The students aren't supposed to be all black. Stop blaming the director for creating "yet another of the same story" and start blaming the education system in America for continuing to give us these stories.
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Amy (Amyqazz)
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Username: Amyqazz
Post Number: 179
Registered: 07-2002
| | Posted on Friday, January 05, 2007 - 07:32 pm: |
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Zookie
"I hear Oscar buzz around Hillary Swank, but if she should win her third statue for this film, I swear to God, I will not be responsible for my actions. I'm not even sure she deserved the first two awards!"
Could you please back up this statement? I'm torn about Freedom Writers too. My first impression of it was that it looked suspiciously racist (basically your average story about a nice white woman going to a troubled neighborhood, with the typical Hollywood definition of "troubled" being full of non-white people), but I see no reason to begrudge Swank her previous awards. Especially in Boys Don't Cry but also in Million Dollar Baby, Swank has believably portrayed two very different characters (a lot of people mistake these two characters for being similar, but I would argue that their only significant similarities are their socioeconomic status and personal strength).
I personally admire Swank for consistently embodying strong, complex, intelligent, inspiring characters. I don't want to give the impression that I will back up every single career choice Swank has made, but overall, she tends to play these types of characters. As a woman, I think it is a relief to see a female actor consistently portraying these roles and getting acclaim for them, an infrequent occurrence in Hollywood.
She gets awards and Oscar buzz because she is a good actress who plays good roles. I won't say anything about Freedom Writers yet because I obviously haven't seen it, but it's unfair to begrudge Swank her previous awards. |
Jeff Vorndam (Jeff)
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Username: Jeff
Post Number: 995
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Friday, January 05, 2007 - 07:36 pm: |
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Seems kinda early to accord Swank Oscar buzz given that Freedom Writers is a 2007 movie. |
James (James)
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Username: James
Post Number: 257
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Friday, January 05, 2007 - 08:31 pm: |
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With Hilary Swank, I heard that the buzz is not Oscar buzz but rather she is fine in the role but they make character seem almost too saintly in Freedom Writers.
I thought she deserved her Oscar for Boy's Don't Cry, but I didn't think she deserved it for Million Dollar Baby. Although she was great in the role, to me that year had much more deserving people mainly Kate Winslet (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), Julie Delpy (Before Sunset, Uma Thurman (Kill Bill vol.2), Catalina Sandino Moreno (Maria Full of Grace) to name a few. I also kinda felt Swank win benfitted from the release date, but it wasn't an awful performance or win.
Amy
I do think in some ways the characters are similar in that they are escaping from not so promising surroundings (I hate to use trailer trash I know I have used it before but anyways) with a rather unfem quality to both of them. Only in the end they both end up with torturous (sp) and sad consequences for their actions. I felt a lil shake-and-bake going on.
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AboutFilm host (Carlo)
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Username: Carlo
Post Number: 6875
Registered: 07-2003
| | Posted on Friday, January 05, 2007 - 09:07 pm: |
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Children of Men... Well, I was disappointed. So let me preface my cranky remarks by saying this is not a bad film. It's still a B. And after I get over my disappointment, it will feel like a B to me rather than a C.
This film is a huge missed opportunity. The premise is fantastic... a world going down the tubes because women have been infertile for 18 years. Then, suddenly, secretly, one gets pregnant...and risks becoming a political football between government, rebels, etc.
This had the potential to be either a fantastic action movie or a masterpiece of speculative fiction--ideally both. Instead it chases each goal in turn half-heartedly and winds up neither. It's not a particularly thrilling action movie, except in limited bits and pieces. It's definitely not a masterpiece of speculative fiction because it doesn't speculate much of anything, except how ugly the human race can become when threatened with extinction. Okay, then what?
Making matters worse is that the film doesn't explain the infertility or the sudden pregnancy, nor does it explain the goal--reaching the so-called "Human Project." Now, I do think the film could have gotten into trouble if it explained too much. But the lack of knowledge could have been used as a noir-ish claustrophic stylistic element more effectively than it was. As a final and damning problem, you never get a clear sense of who the protagonist (Clive Owen) actually is, so his personal journey is rather dull.
I left the movie theater feeling like I had just seen Part 1 of this movie, which was kind of interesting, but where's Part 2?
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Kathy (Kk1024)
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Username: Kk1024
Post Number: 1769
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Friday, January 05, 2007 - 09:43 pm: |
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I just got back from Children of Men also, and I think I liked it better than you did. This is one of those films, I have a little trouble evaluating. I didn't feel this was a Part 1 (I had that trouble with The Queen though. An episode in a series.)
I also think I had enough sense of the protagonist from his few discussions with Moore and Caine's characters for me to be interested in his journey.
In my view I didn't want the infertility or sudden pregnancy explained. I don't think there were explanations for Kee, and they could have explained the infertility in a line of discussion, but I do not think it would have made a difference to the overall film.
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Amy (Amyqazz)
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Username: Amyqazz
Post Number: 180
Registered: 07-2002
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James Yeah, it's been a long time. Hope life's treating you well.
First off, I agree that Swank's performance in Boys Don't Cry is much better than in Million Dollar Baby (the movie was much better too). However, I think that while both characters have similar backgrounds and endings, they go through such different transformations along the way that I have trouble accusing Swank of having a "type" or of repeating roles. thought that Swank's thoroughly convincing embodiment of androgyny in Boys Don't Cry was starkly different from her boxing role in Baby, where she was still womanly without being traditionally feminine.
Even though Swank's performance in Baby wasn't quite as outstanding as in Boys, I still think she had a much more difficult role than some of the other women on that list. While I loved all of those performances, I wouldn't say that, for example, Julie Delpy's character in Before Sunset had the depth, nor was it as difficult of a role, as Swank's. |
Liberty Rose (Lesley828)
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Username: Lesley828
Post Number: 118
Registered: 06-2001
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Adam, by your definition I must be a man. I loved The Departed but hated The Holiday, though I agree that Law was terrific. It was hard to imagine that Holiday was written specifically for the four actors, because a script this cliched surely could not have required much thought while in development. I especially hated how every character's flaw was rooted in some cheesy incident which was designed to make them likeable. Case in point: [spoiler in white] Cameron Diaz isn't "emotional" because she cried all her tears when her parents split; Jude Law was widowed. That sort of symmetry, not to mention lazy writing, really turns me off. A shame, since I adored Something's Gotta Give.
Notes on a Scandal: I want both Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett to win the Oscar. This movie is terrific in the way that Shattered Glass was: the atmosphere is immersive, the internal consistency unfailing, and the characters fully realized. It was not so much about a society's moral stance but about the character's own stance against themselves. Fargo wished it was this good. Judi Dench is chillingly effective as a calculating lone soul who will rationalize her every move in a quest for companionship. I find it interesting that she is somewhat concerned with how her sexuality is judged by the society, but unafraid when her object of affection questions the intensity of her feelings. I also like the contrast of her cynical view on the future of the school and her optimism on her own romantic prospects. Among The Devil Wears Prada, The Queen, and Scandal, it has been a terrific year for older actresses. Cate Blanchett was, right off the bat, luminous and extremely sympathetic, though her actions certainly were not. I've never been a huge fan of her acting, but she's beyond perfect here.
I think it is a successful adaptation on many levels. The movie has a fine scope so it is able to keenly focus on the characters. It didn't bother with how lesbianism and child molesters were perceived in the society back in the day, because that would've been redundant. Devoting the right amount of time to the right subplot is often a difficult call to make, but the director and the editor have made very good choices. In the final act, loose ends were tied up, but that did not cause distraction for the main story: Blanchett got to refute Dench's judgment of her family, and the boy was not completely left out after the scandal broke out. Both Dench's and Blanchett's characters are humanized but not overly so such that their choices of actions are understandable, though still not acceptable. The same cannot be said about most movies about outcasts, even acclaimed ones like Monster (which portrayed serial killing as an act of self defense). Lastly, for a movie this heavy, the pacing was surprisingly fast: no time was wasted when Dench learned of Blanchett's affair, or when she decided to use it against Blanchett later. Glad that I chose this over the supposedly slow The Good Sheperd. A
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AboutFilm host (Carlo)
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Post Number: 6877
Registered: 07-2003
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quote:In my view I didn't want the infertility or sudden pregnancy explained. I don't think there were explanations for Kee, and they could have explained the infertility in a line of discussion, but I do not think it would have made a difference to the overall film.
I didn't say that it should have explained these things--just the opposite. But given that it was so vague on other points, the lack of explanation added to my overall dissatisfaction.
My problem is that the film set its own bar too low. There is so much canvas here, but the filmmakers are satisfied with making a statement against the anti-immigrant xenophobic hatred of today. I'm sorry, but there are greater metaphystical questions here, as well as a bigger story left untold. If it had addressed the former, it really would have been (as one ad bills it) "a Blade Runner for the 21st Century." If it had gone for the latter, it could have been a truly epic film.
But like I said, it's still a B.
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AboutFilm host (Carlo)
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Post Number: 6878
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Yeah, Lesley, that was one of the most terrific adaptations I've seen. It simplies and chooses to make more explicit certain elements (including lesbianism) that in the book are left in between the lines. But that proves to be the right decision. In a weak movie year (I've given no A's and only a few A-'s), that's currently my number one film of 2006.
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Liberty Rose (Lesley828)
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Username: Lesley828
Post Number: 121
Registered: 06-2001
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Carlo, I found your review two pages ago and agreed with most of what you said about the writing, but I think you can appreciate it more because you read the book. The screenplay writer, Patrick Marber, was also responsible for Closer, another movie that I rated highly. Anyways, I am a little surprised that this year's most lauded movie about adultery is Little Children. In a way, I am glad that critics don't judge the movie based on its subject matter, but they seem to have found the wrong film to praise. But I prob. should see Children first or I'll have to eat my words.  It just doesn't interest me as much.
Scandal takes a backseat to The Departed as the second best film of the year in my book. I also like The Prestige, The Queen, Scoop (not enough love for it on the board), and, of course, The Devil Wears Prada. I still want to see Breaking and Entering (Minghella and Law together have never made a bad movie. Plus this is Minghella's first 'contemporary' film in a long time, if not ever.) and The Painted Veil.
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randy pan the goat boy (Mackey3000)
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Username: Mackey3000
Post Number: 878
Registered: 03-2002
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Ugh, I'm f**king DYING to see Notes On A Scandal!!! Cate is one of the 5 greatest actresses working today, imo, and it looks like the kind of story I'd totally get enraptured with! While Dec to Feb is easily my favorite moviegoing season, the thing that does drive me nuts is having to wait so much for some of these movies to arrive here in PR.
Dreamgirls doesn't come until late January (not dying to see it, but wanna get it over with since it's gonna be a big Oscar contender), and they haven't even f**king released Little Children yet!!! Plus, I wasn't able to see The Queen until a few weeks ago, since it was released the week before Christmas, as well as Last King Of Scotland (which I'll hopefully catch Monday). Saw Blood Diamond yesterday (maybe I'll review it later).
The other thing that's gonna be a big problem this year is that there's a new arthouse theater here which is f**king AMAZING (beautiful, grand, extremely comfortable seats, wide array of food and drinks to enjoy during the movies), but, since it's so fancy, it's a tad more expensive than the other ones, unless you go to the first showing. Since I'm positive that more of the Oscar contenders will be shown there than in the old one we had, I'm gonna have to be catching lotta first screenings (lol). I'll pay the full for some if I have to, but I'll try to get the matinee as many times as I can, and that won't be so easy to do. Still, this movie theater is soooo beautiful and comfortable that I can't really criticize the high price.
Have you gone yet, Thief?
Hicks, Carlin, Rock, Dangerfield, Kinison, Pryor, Mooney, Stanhope - Stand-Up Comedy Hall-of-Fame!!
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AdamL (Adaml)
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Username: Adaml
Post Number: 1959
Registered: 08-2001
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quote:Because women don't like movies like The Departed and eat up romcoms, obviously.
Obviously. Every woman.
quote:I especially hated how every character's flaw was rooted in some cheesy incident which was designed to make them likeable.
Leslie,
I think the characters were pretty likeable without that so that wasn't a problem for me. Maybe I was just going in with low expectations and in a generous mood?! |
Nicola_D (Nicola_d)
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Post Number: 646
Registered: 05-2001
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Notes on a Scandal: I'm scratching my head at the glowing reviews, above. Let's just say it was something of a disappointment. I even felt somewhat embarrassed for the two leads considering the earnestness they brought to their roles. It's simply an exploitation picture posing as something more. Well-acted by all concerned, of course, but any complexity brought to the characters is secondary to it's potboiler roots. The black humor saves it from being totally ludicrous, so I'm not sure what the director was intending to do here. Either way, it was kinda fun, as long as you're able to ignore the pretense. The film crop for the latter part of 2006 has been outstanding, but this isn't among them. Two and one-half stars.
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Oh yeah? (Thezookieman)
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Post Number: 4592
Registered: 06-2001
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quote:me: I hear Oscar buzz around Hillary Swank, but if she should win her third statue for this film, I swear to God, I will not be responsible for my actions. I'm not even sure she deserved the first two awards!
amy: Could you please back up this statement? I'm torn about Freedom Writers too. My first impression of it was that it looked suspiciously racist (basically your average story about a nice white woman going to a troubled neighborhood, with the typical Hollywood definition of "troubled" being full of non-white people), but I see no reason to begrudge Swank her previous awards....
I think James summarizes my feelings over Swank best (emphasis mine):
quote:I thought she deserved her Oscar for Boys Don't Cry, but I didn't think she deserved it for Million Dollar Baby. Although she was great in the role, to me that year had much more deserving people mainly Kate Winslet (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), Julie Delpy (Before Sunset), Uma Thurman (Kill Bill vol.2), Catalina Sandino Moreno (Maria Full of Grace) to name a few....
Standing in the shadow of the One True City...
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Monterey Jack (Monty)
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Username: Monty
Post Number: 3216
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, January 06, 2007 - 10:27 pm: |
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A Scanner Darkly: Visually snappy but narratively muddled sci-fi 'toon painstakingly rotoscopes over the live-action performances of Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey, Jr., Woody Harrelson and Winona Ryder, giving the actors the same dreamy, not-quite-real feel as writer/director Richard Linklater's earlier feature Waking Life. As gorgeous as the film's visual technique is (I especially liked the relentlessly-shifting "scramble suits" worn by the film's police characters), this adaptation of a Philip K. Dick novel is also pretentious and difficult to follow. While it's nice to see a Dick screen adaptation that doesn't cram in endless chase sequences, and the film's cast is game (particularly Downey), Darkly nevertheless never really compels beyond it's shiny surface gloss. Nice to finally see Ryder's boobs, though, even in 'toon form. B-
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C.J. (Thief)
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Post Number: 3244
Registered: 07-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, January 07, 2007 - 12:55 pm: |
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Mackey
quote:Have you gone yet, Thief?
Not yet. Haven't had the chance, even though it's pretty close from where I'm living right now.
JUST MARRIED! -- If you see me posting, my wife must be working.
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kiwiboy (Lighthouse_boy)
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Post Number: 3140
Registered: 06-2001
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quote:Children of Men... Well, I was disappointed. So let me preface my cranky remarks by saying this is not a bad film. It's still a B. And after I get over my disappointment, it will feel like a B to me rather than a C
but it was beautifully filmed and had some nice dark humour for a film offering a look at a bleak future. Btw, I saw a trailer for Kingdom which was looking good until I saw Jennifer Garner in it and it was directed by Peter Berg. (but it does have the reliable Chris Cooper and Jason Bateman who might become a good support actor.
Next "Spring": New Zealand
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AboutFilm host (Carlo)
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Post Number: 6881
Registered: 07-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, January 07, 2007 - 05:35 pm: |
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My disappointment is fading, so yes, it is a B movie, but still not better than that to me. I stand by my remarks on missed opportunities.
The Confederate States of America: Great idea for a satire, mediocre execution, due to what was no doubt an extremely low budget (it was made by a University of Kansas history professor I believe) and mediocre actors. And if the "CSA" really existed and a documentary were done attempting to address the sweeping history of it, it would no doubt last longer than a superficial 90 minutes. C+
Water: Indian film, nominated for best foreign language film by the Online Film Critics Society.... It's set in 1938, about a child bride who is widowed at age 12 and gets sent away to live with the other widows, all of whom are by definition "untouchables." That doesn't stop the nasty matron of the house from whoring one of them out for money, and this woman ends up falling in love and wanting to get married. Gandhi's peaceful revolution against the old ways is a backdrop. Water is an example of a noble film with noble purposes that effectively transports you to a different culture and a different time, and yet is completely, utterly inert. C
Jet Lag: How typical of French cinema to try to have it both ways, thumbing its nose against frivolous, unrealistic American films in the opening and then proceeding to be an extremely frivolous, unrealistic film. But it does answer two age-old questions: What would Juliette Binoche look like dolled up like a Long Island beautician, and what would Jean Reno look like with longish flowing curly hair? C+
Catch a Fire: I didn't get this one. I mean, I got the point. Though it's set in apartheid-era South Africa, it was made for only one reason, and that's to show that an unscrupulous war on terrorism creates terrorists. And that's the problem. It's more concerned with making its point and showing the nobility of Derek Luke's character (who, by the way, isn't noble, thank you very much) than it is with telling a compelling story that generates its own narrative momentum. C-
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AboutFilm host (Carlo)
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Username: Carlo
Post Number: 6882
Registered: 07-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, January 07, 2007 - 06:03 pm: |
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Catching up on some movies I posted grades for without blurbs:
Hollywoodland: Why wasn’t this moody, atmospheric, absorbing film more successful? I think I know. It refuses to give you the answer about its central mystery. People HATE that. It’s a commendable artistic choice, though, and Ben Affleck’s acting award from the Venice Film Festival is not completely undeserved. Diane Lane’s performance is also worth a mention. B
For Your Consideration: Like some other Christopher Guest movies, this is funnier in concept than in execution, probably because it keeps things pretty low-key, never really pushing the humor as far as it might. Therefore it’s more of a satire than a comedy, and since awards-grubbing small-time actors are satiric fish in a barrel, you don’t have to work very hard to make fun of them. Still, it’s a sharp and intelligent film, and certainly worth seeing for Catherine O’Hara’s acting genius and the hilarious wigs they’ve put on Guest’s regular troupe of actors. B-
The Last King of Scotland: Inarguably a great performance by Forrest Whitaker, as well as a delightful small supporting turn from Gillian Anderson, who appears to have had an English personality transplant. But far from a great film. Fairly typical, really, of certain films set in Africa that want to be noble but instead betray an insidious racism. They insist on telling their stories from the perspective of a Westerner even when it’s uncalled for (there is nothing interesting about this vacant, vapid protagonist whatsoever, while Amin is of course a fascinating monster). And they are very cavalier about killing off native characters, but god forbid they should kill off a white man, even if it means concocting a totally implausible lapse in judgment by his captors. But, like I said, a brilliant performance. B
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Son Of... (Docscribe)
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Post Number: 8018
Registered: 05-2001
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I didn't get the indifferent critical reaction and soft B.O. landing afforded Hollywoodland either Carlo. I thought it was just dandy all round, marred only by Adrien Brody's [slight] miscasting (a bit too smart, and not quite feral enough for that role). But Lane was very good (I think she'll be among my Actress picks for the AFFAs), and Affleck got a surprising leg up on his punch line of a career.
As for For Your Consideration, I basically agree there too...and share the same lament regarding Catherine O'Hara's performance. As often with her best work, she walked a very narrow line between humour and pathos. I bought that character, fragile silly dreams and all.
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Guynoir (Guynoir)
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Username: Guynoir
Post Number: 1466
Registered: 02-2002
| | Posted on Monday, January 08, 2007 - 12:37 am: |
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Children of Men--As some of you have said, a missed opportunity that (given the director, cast and subject matter) isn't the classic I was hoping for. The action/combat pieces were better done than the sci-fi elements. Naturally, I was bummed that Moore's character was rubbed out so quickly and that Cuaron's bleak vision of the future wasn't as fully developed as in Blade Runner, Brazil, etc. Still, in a weak movie year it's certainly better than much of what's out there-enough to merit a solid B. But it's not quite as good as:
The Good Shepherd--As Monty noted, it's a bit stodgy but I'm not sure how else De Niro and Roth could've told this story. Perhaps all the star cameos/turns were there to make this thing feel less stodgy--instead of feeling obligatory or ridiculous, they managed to communicate quickly what was at stake here (anonymous actors wouldn't have been able to do this as quickly). I'm not a Jolie fan either, but she was fine here and in the end her part was rather small. Armond White has praised The Good Shepherd for its patriotism as well as for being non-judgmental about the CIA; I'd say he's possibly wrong about the former and certainly wrong about the latter. As Jeff remarked, it's one of the few substantial American pictures of '06 (and in a year where both Little Miss Sunshine & The Departed are Oscar frontrunners, that's no small feat). This one merits some AFFA love. B+ |
Son Of... (Docscribe)
Studio Mogul
Username: Docscribe
Post Number: 8019
Registered: 05-2001
| | Posted on Monday, January 08, 2007 - 12:57 am: |
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My weekend viewing was...well...odd.
First of all, I broke down and finally saw The Queen, and now at least understand those rallying to its defense. This was certainly not groundbreaking filmmaking, or even much of a film concept (betraying its Granada TV roots at every turn), and there were all sorts of things that bugged me about it (my god, was the casting of Charles atrocious!). Yet to the degree it did work, I really have to hand it to Mirren. Since the real Queen is a lip-syncing "toad" (cheeky tip to fish), Mirren had to work extra hard to lend some nuance to Liz' publicly impenetrable persona. But she and Frears had me with the scene surveying the flowers and notes at the palace gate...whatever political feelings you might hold about the monarchy, she's still a mum, and otherwise decent person, and should not have had to read some of those scathing condemnations. Turning that dark moment around with a calm, graceful smile was very moving...and...well...most regal.
So kudos after all. A basically good film with some great stuff in it.
For some unfathomable reason, I chose to follow-up that experience with Half Nelson, which, like The Queen seemed to improve as it progressed. Damned if I could figure out who this film was made for though...are there really that many arrested adolescents still pining for those little life lessons from ABC's After-School Specials? Despite its Indie 'edge' that was pretty much how it played, although again, it did veer into oddball territory after the halfway mark, and that saved it from being a total drudge.
BTW, am I just imagining it or are most of the awards hopefuls this year an unusually glum bunch?
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AboutFilm host (Carlo)
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Username: Carlo
Post Number: 6885
Registered: 07-2003
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Nah, I think you're basically right there. Fifteen years ago it would have been Blood Diamond, The Painted Veil, and Flags of Our Fathers vying for top honors; this year they scarcely get a mention even though they're all perfectly decent films... That's fine, but not if it's to bestow awards on Little Miss Sunshine and The Departed (much as I enjoyed the latter). The idea of awarding more difficult and/or independent material is fine with me, but not if it's not really difficult or independent material. (Now, maybe if they hadn't rewritten the ending of The Departed...) Actually, I think I've drifted from your point in order to make the opposite point , but I do actually agree--the material at least for the acting awards is tending to be very dour. I fundamentally agree also with your comments on The Queen. Hey, this is way more agreement than usual for us. Quick, disagree with me on something!
On a different note, I think I may raise my Good Shepherd grade to a B; the film is growing on me the more I think about it.
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James (James)
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Username: James
Post Number: 258
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Monday, January 08, 2007 - 03:05 am: |
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Invincible rather by the numbers football movie. Rather safe but it keeps it from being total TV movie status. B- |
Son Of... (Docscribe)
Studio Mogul
Username: Docscribe
Post Number: 8021
Registered: 05-2001
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Carlo re:
quote:"Hey, this is way more agreement than usual for us. Quick, disagree with me on something!"
Who says? What for?
And as if...
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Jeff Vorndam (Jeff)
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Username: Jeff
Post Number: 996
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Monday, January 08, 2007 - 10:56 am: |
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Happy to see some support (or hell, even some viewers) for The Good Shepherd.
Last ten new (to me) movies:
Battles Without Honor or Humanity: Proxy War (1973) - Part three of Kinji Fukasaku's five-part Yakuza Papers series is less sprawling and easier to follow than the first part. The point of these violent chronicles is an attempt to reconcile the rise of the Yakuza with Japan's struggle to rebuild itself after World War II. This entry in the series draws a parallel between the American and Russian proxy wars that scattered the globe and the rival families who use smaller satellite operations to obtain influence in outlying territories. B
Roller Boogie (1979) - Linda Blair stars alongside real-life rollerskating champion Jim Bray in this movie that could only have been made in 1979, or possibly 1978. I sort of remember roller-skating being popular, but not on this level. Movies likes this surely helped kill the fad though. D-
Three Times (2005) - Three Times refers to the triptych structure of Hou's meditation on love in different eras, but it also describes at least how many times I dozed off. I swear Hou could film a UFC match and turn it into a rigorously arty exercise in minimalism. Only the first tale has any punch, the other dissipate before their lengthy shots conclude. C+
The Road to Guantanamo (2006) - As always, Winterbottom's recreations are realistic (except maybe they could've hired some better actors to portray the eeevil American prison guards), but this film would have been stronger if the subjects weren't three innocenct numbskulls who thought it would be a good idea to go to Afgahnistan in October, 2001. If this were the story of real criminals --actual terrorists-- it would of course be a harder sell, but the point would be that much more emphatic: The United States shouldn't be torturing people period, regardless of whether they turn out to be innocent. B-
49 Up (2005) - I imagine this film would be kind of boring if you hadn't seen all the earlier installments. Most of the film is just a "where are they now?" update and doesn't delve much deeper than accounting for all the various marriages, kids, houses, etc, that the subjects have accummulated. The one new element, which justifies my positive grade, is the focus on project itself, and apparent pain that many of the participants feel every seven years when it's time to roll the cameras again. I don't think Apted really gets a handle on why some of his subjects are so protective of their privacy and others are not, but the break from form is refreshing. B
Miami Vice (2006) - Moody and meandering, Mann's film has two virtues: Dion Beebe's cinematography and Gong Li, both of which are beautiful, but neither of which can compensate for the thinness of the material. I guess The Wire has spoiled these cop movies for movie, because it just seems so lazy and bogus. C+
The Puffy Chair (2005) - I can't remember why I thought this would be worth watching. It almost (but almost) gives me respect for the lame noodlings of Andrew Bujalski. It's shot like home movie --overburdened with close-ups, zooms and herky-jerky movement, and the screenplay shows its seams in several places. The story is sort of a cross between The Break-Up and Little Miss Sunshine, and just as unfunny. C-
Unknown White Male (2005) - Apparently, a lot of people were upset that this film wasn't more investigative --that it didn't try to find the root cause of Doug's amnesia-- and a result, many suspect it's even a hoax. Certainly, Doug himself doesn't seem too interested in his past or in reconnecting with old friends, but the film does a good job of explaining why, and the interesting thing about the movie is how it paints blank-slate Doug as an existential condition, a chance to begin life anew. Doug's fear of losing that wonderment outweighs his fear of the unknown, which is why he isn't in any hurry to return to some state that he doesn't remember, and which (as depicted) doesn't look that flattering. One other thing worth noting: It must be nice to have the financial resources and network that Doug has. Imagine if he'd been a poor shlub with no insurance or pretty girls to take care of him in his spacious Manhattan loft. I bet he wouldn't be so reticent. B
The Queen (2006) - Perhaps it's because I generally tune out whenever a tv report or news article refers to the British Royal Family, because I found this whole situation fascination. Sure, the whole stag thing was a bit much (it reminded me of the little girl in the red coat from Schindler's List), but generally this is well-handled and superbly acted. Tony Blair's journey throughout this thing, and his evolving regard for the crown, is expertly paralleled to the Queen's recognition of her perception and her regard for her subjects. B+
Red Dust (1932) - Tawdry tale of a love triangle on a rubber plantation is really known more for its pre-code frankness with regard to sex than for any cinematic accomplishment. Jean Harlow and Clark Gable, two of Old Hollywood's most carnal actors pant and paw at each other while Mary Astor swoons. B- |
C.J. (Thief)
Movie Star
Username: Thief
Post Number: 3245
Registered: 07-2001
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Last three new films to me...
Sin City Visually impressive film. After you get used to all the comic-like essence in the narration, characters, etc. it's a pretty interesting and thrilling film. Nice to see so many good actors involved. Grade: B+
Der Untergang Finely acted and directed film. Very impressive performance by Bruno Ganz, and actually most of the cast. Perhaps a tad overlong in the last quarter, but still a fine film. Grade: A-
The Constant Gardener Another finely acted film with an interesting premise. Even though the statement against medical tests in poor African countries is basically breezed over, the general plot of the love of Fiennes for his late wife is pretty strong. Grade: B+
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Dave Lister (Normanv)
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Username: Normanv
Post Number: 2667
Registered: 06-2003
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I must be getting old. I loved the visual style of Sin City but found the uber-violence unappealing. And while I knew it was based on a graphic novel, after awhile I felt as if I had been given a front-row seat to a Gallager show but had no plastic sheet to protect myself when the watermelons came out.
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Monterey Jack (Monty)
Movie Star
Username: Monty
Post Number: 3223
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Monday, January 08, 2007 - 10:19 pm: |
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Little Miss Sunshine: Twee indie road comedy in the self-consciously "quirky" mode of Wes Anderson has an excellent cast, and is easy enough to sit through, yet it's tough to figure out why this became a mini-sensation. While I smiled many times, I rarely laughed, and the ritualized sitcom "type" boxes every character is shoehorned into strangle any sense of spontenaity from the comedy. That said, the film is also not nearly as awful as some of it's post-success naysayers have made it out to be. It's a film that kept my atention throughout, yet I'd be hard-pressed to sit through it again. Abigail Breslin is adorable, however. B-
We have all the time in the world...
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Monterey Jack (Monty)
Movie Star
Username: Monty
Post Number: 3224
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Monday, January 08, 2007 - 10:22 pm: |
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For me, the violence in Sin City was so exaggerated it was less disturbing than it was darkly amusing (like the "Pez Dispenser Jackie Boy" scene). Just like QT's Kill Bill, it was the sheer visual kineticism of the carnage that made an impact more than the body count. I can't wait to see the adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel 300 in a few months, which looks every bit as visually snazzy as Sin City.
We have all the time in the world...
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AboutFilm host (Carlo)
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Username: Carlo
Post Number: 6888
Registered: 07-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 12:49 am: |
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Great. We're giving acting noms and awards for "adorable" now.
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Son Of... (Docscribe)
Studio Mogul
Username: Docscribe
Post Number: 8028
Registered: 05-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 01:36 am: |
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Stole the very words from my lips...
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AdamL (Adaml)
Cinematographer
Username: Adaml
Post Number: 1960
Registered: 08-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 06:13 pm: |
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Ah come one. That bedroom scene with Alan Arkin was very good was it not? She was really acting.
New films, with 3 word reviews...
Babel - Tenuous. Pretentious. (but) Absorbing. B-
Volver - Difficulty in relating. B-
Scoop - Surely a first-draft? C+
Joyeux Noel - Very merry Christmas. B+
Who Killed the Electric Car? - Liked Gore more. B |
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