Seen any good films lately? [2]

Ringdrotten wrote:A film I used to watch as a child was on the TV today, brought back a lot of memories and almost a tear to my eye



We make jokes about the Swedish, but they've given us Fjordians some of our fondest childhood memories with their childrens' TV and films, and actors like Allan Edwall  

Oh, that is a wonderful wonderful tale.

My son said today that he didn't want to become as strong as his daddy when he grew up, he wanted to "be as stlong as Pippi, cause she can lift a glown man and a holse."  

Lancebloke wrote:I thought Signs was good until they ruined it with the alien at the end.

I didn't feel the alien ruined it all that much, though maybe the round the world "Independence Day" type shots did more damage. I really think Signs is one of the best studies in suspense ever done; how so much can be accomplished with so little if the set up and timing are on cue. So much of that movie was masterfully done.

Shyamalan's a mixed bag: some incredible technical chops marred by PJ-like inclinations at times. I think some writers/directors need someone to serve as a reality check in order to really shine, and in many cases they can serve as their own reality check until success makes them trust themselves too much.

watched that new Wizard of Oz film, some of the visuals were gorgeous. Theres this bit where they are all floating in bubbles and I seriously went all wow-y and OOOh-y, the colours were hyper real and saturated, really nice. Best fantasy landscape ever.

I watched "Olympus has Fallen " & "White House Down" & I wished I spent those hours plucking my eyebrows, shaving my legs, clipping my toe nails etc, that would at least been productive.

Figgy, I agree the movie looked good, but I felt the movie itself was terrible.

Amarië wrote:

Ringdrotten wrote:A film I used to watch as a child was on the TV today, brought back a lot of memories and almost a tear to my eye



We make jokes about the Swedish, but they've given us Fjordians some of our fondest childhood memories with their childrens' TV and films, and actors like Allan Edwall  

Oh, that is a wonderful wonderful tale.

My son said today that he didn't want to become as strong as his daddy when he grew up, he wanted to "be as stlong as Pippi, cause she can lift a glown man and a holse."  

that's one of my favourite movies  it's so sad, but still very beautiful i read the book like a hundred times, and i think i accidentally stole if from the school library whoops..

I saw American Hustle tonight. I'm tired and kind of sick so I had a hard time following all the twists and turns at a couple point, but I liked it quite a bit. It did seem to end a little abruptly though. This might be the '70s-est movie I've ever seen.

I want to see American Hustle, and would have tonight if I hadn't lost my motivation to see a movie. Jay's review from Red Letter Media doesn't make it seem too promising (he described it as "actors gone wild" due to Russell's tendency to let his actors improvise a lot).

I guess I'm concerned that I'll be going in to a film that just feels haphazard and inconsistent. I will try to catch a matinee Wednesday.

i really wanna see american hustle but i don't think it premiers here until like.. february... 12 years a slave is the 31th january..

edit: american hustle comes out 13th march...

and i fucking missed the assange movie D:

Radaghast wrote:Figgy, I agree the movie looked good, but I felt the movie itself was terrible.

yeah the film itself was cheesy rubbish, but it looked fantastic.

I saw The Wolf of Wall Street today. I really enjoyed it. Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill were both really good as incredibly unlikable characters. It certainly felt its length (three hours), but not necessarily in a bad way. I might write lengthier impressions later if I feel up to it.

All these good movies I am missing out on as they slowly leave my local cinema. WoWS was one of them.

I was surprised to see today that Gravity is still playing.  I might go back and see that sometime in the next week if it lasts that much longer. It's a big theatre though so I guess they can spare the screens, especially in the middle of the day on weekdays.

Eldorion wrote:I saw The Wolf of Wall Street today.  I really enjoyed it.  Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill were both really good as incredibly unlikable characters.

Neither has to work very hard at it

Mrs Figg wrote:

Radaghast wrote:Figgy, I agree the movie looked good, but I felt the movie itself was terrible.

yeah the film itself was cheesy rubbish, but it looked fantastic.

Yeah; waste of good art direction.

Eldorion wrote:I was surprised to see today that Gravity is still playing.  I might go back and see that sometime in the next week if it lasts that much longer.  It's a big theatre though so I guess they can spare the screens, especially in the middle of the day on weekdays.

My local theater is still playing American Hustle, and I STILL haven't seen it. I WILL go tomorrow!

I watched Her last night (online, cuz it's not in my local theater and I don't want to travel 20 miles and pay 10 bucks for my ticket and sit through 25 minutes of commercials/trailers). It was really good, but if anyone going to see it has been through a break-up recently, I wouldn't recommend it.

Watched Dune the other day. Couldn't watch it all, total garbage

Gona watch Riddick on blu-ray 2night, enjoyed the first 2.

I watched "when The Wind Blows" the other night in bed. I got it on video, its some lesser known animation by Raymond Briggs,who did "The snowman" etc.

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Eldorion wrote:I was surprised to see today that Gravity is still playing.  I might go back and see that sometime in the next week if it lasts that much longer.  It's a big theatre though so I guess they can spare the screens, especially in the middle of the day on weekdays.

Go see it Eldo!, I would highly recommend it, specially you need to see Gravity on the big screen, watching on tv wouldnt do it justice. If it was still in cinemas here I would love to watch it a second time. Its brilliant. I would love to know what you think of it.

azriel wrote:I watched "when The Wind Blows" the other night in bed. I got it on video, its some lesser known animation by Raymond Briggs,who did "The snowman" etc.

I watched that years ago when it first came out on VHS, and one more time with some people too young to remember growing up under the shadow of a potential mushroom cloud. I don't know if I need to ever watch it again, though I've recommended it to people. In its way it's a sweet movie, but terrifying in it's simplicity and candor.

It is David but, it still left me feeling icky  

Yeah, me too. That's why I don't think I need to watch it again.

It's exactly what it was meant to do though: take a big issue like nuclear war and shrink it down to the point of view of ordinary folks. Sometimes it's important to feel icky about certain things.

Watched the alleged comedy classic Animal House (or most of it) yesterday. I don't get it