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I watched the Cottage, the Deaths of Ian Stone, in the Mouth of Madness, and Heartless. They were all quite good. I'd recommend all of these movies for anyone looking for some "Halloweeny" stuff to watch.

At 10/15/12 05:36 AM, RightWingGamer wrote: So, I FINALLY saw TDKR tonight, and I'd say it was pretty good. It obviously pales in comparison to Dark Knight, but it was still a strong movie on its own merits.

absolutely agreed. I hated the ending, though.

At 10/15/12 09:03 AM, Cootie wrote: I saw Seven Psychopaths with some friends last night. It was a really good movie and everything that happens is completely unexpected. It seems like Pulp Fiction mixed with some sort of odd anti-movie. The acting was all top notch.

It looks decent to me, but it seems kind of like a ripoff of Screwed.

So, I joined my college's film society, where they do screenings of mostly international movies. I was probably the youngest person there by at least twenty years, which was pretty intimidating, but I'll probably get used to that and at least it's giving me the chance to watch something I usually wouldn't get the chance to see.

The movie they showed was 36, a French crime-thriller. It was pretty good. Production value and cinematography was great, though some plot elements felt kind of familiar. By the end, it had taken me completely by surprise though, which is always a good sign. I think something unusual I noticed was it had a four-act structure. I don't know if that's typical of French cinema, but it had an epilogue that stretched on far longer than I expected. I think that made it better, to be honest. Felt like a much more satisfying conclusion than I was expecting.

Does anyone else have any experience with film-clubs and stuff? Bar this one, of course.

watched Saw 4 last night (already seen 1-3).

I went to check out Killing Them Softly today.

Good film overall. I think anyone who's a fan of Tarantino(-ish) films will enjoy it. The film is full with funny/witty dialogues and stylish, extreme violence (without overdoing it). I liked how they subtly added an idea of the economical crisis hitting the crime world in the US and Brad Pitt as a bad-ass hitman is awesome.

My only minor complaint is that the film ended a bit suddenly. It's only 90 minutes long or something, but I felt that they could've easily turned this into a two hour film without making it boring.

Anyway, I recommend this film.

At 10/13/12 12:45 AM, EclecticEnnui wrote:

At 10/12/12 11:39 AM, Auz wrote: Beasts of the Southern Wild

It's kinda odd and surreal, not to mention highly entertaining.

Ah fuck, they only screen it at one particular cinema in my country and it's not any of the ones I always go to. Guess I'll have to give this one a miss.

At 10/15/12 09:03 AM, Cootie wrote: I saw Seven Psychopaths with some friends last night. It was a really good movie and everything that happens is completely unexpected. It seems like Pulp Fiction mixed with some sort of odd anti-movie. The acting was all top notch.

It'll be out here early December. I'll go check it out.

At 10/18/12 10:45 AM, Auz wrote:

At 10/15/12 09:03 AM, Cootie wrote: I saw Seven Psychopaths with some friends last night. It was a really good movie and everything that happens is completely unexpected. It seems like Pulp Fiction mixed with some sort of odd anti-movie. The acting was all top notch.

It'll be out here early December. I'll go check it out.

Since you said that you like Tarantino you will surely like this movie. It is the closest film to Pulp Fiction in style I have seen, and that means that it is great. Christopher Walken is in it, an he does some good subtle self-parody.

Last night's Halloween movie was I Sell the Dead, which was good.

I had a mini-film night with some friends. We watched Madagascar 3: Escape To Africa and Superbad.

Madagascar 3 - Never been such a big fan of this series and I don't think this was an impressive sequel. The circus scene was pretty entertaining and nicely animated, but I think the film had too many of those emotional moments which really slowed everything down. I get that they're trying to add a bit of depth, but to be honest I would've probably liked it better if it was just 90 minutes of penguin jokes and other gags.

Superbad - I've seen the ending of this film like five times but for some reason I had never seen it in full. Now I finally have. The film has quite a number of funny moments and I think it's pretty good for a comedy overall. I do, however, think that it's best enjoyed during a film night with friends. Had I seen this by myself I probably wouldn't have cared much for it. Also, all that sex talk made me feel a bit too old for this film.

I watched Tormented, the Woods, and the Children.

meh...

Rewatched Moonrise Kingdom on DVD tonight. It still holds up, maybe moreso actually. In the cinema, I was plagued by a sense of dread that it would all end tragically. That's probably a testament to how good it was; not many movies can have that effect on me, so I must've been really invested in the characters. Still, knowing where it was going to go gave me the chance to appreciate the artistry of it all, and catch a lot of the humour I missed the first time around. Totally worth the second viewing.

On another note, I also watched Gremlins 2 for the first time in a long while. I forgot how stupidly insane it really was. Really one of the most absurdly awesome things I've seen, even if it's obviously inferior and unnecessary in regards to the original.

At 10/11/12 10:26 PM, EclecticEnnui wrote: Samsara

I saw it. Good God, I loved it. A new favourite of mine. This is my review.

At 10/22/12 01:55 AM, EclecticEnnui wrote:

At 10/11/12 10:26 PM, EclecticEnnui wrote: Samsara

I saw it. Good God, I loved it. A new favourite of mine. This is my review.

It's probably my film of the year so far. The meat processing stuff is phenomenal.

At 10/22/12 01:55 AM, EclecticEnnui wrote:

At 10/11/12 10:26 PM, EclecticEnnui wrote: Samsara

I saw it. Good God, I loved it. A new favourite of mine. This is my review.

It sounds like the film is very similar to Koyaanisqatsi. If so, I can imagine it makes for an awesome cinema experience. Unfortunately, it won't be released here any time soon and perhaps it never will be.

I went to check out End of Watch tonight.

It's a pretty interesting film about the day-to-day ordeals of two cops in one of the roughest neighbourhoods in... Los Angelos I think it was. It tries to give a realistic image of what goes on in those neighbourhoods and it also shows the friendship between cops and everything.

All in all I think it's a good film, but I do have one complaint though: This is another one of those films that uses handy cam footage, which I think was unnecessary and it just didn't work. It's nice that they try to apply it in something other than a horror flick, but as with a lot of "real footage" films this gimmick turns out to be pretty distracting. In some of the more tense scenes I could barely get a good view of what was going on which is annoying.

Other than that I think it was good though.

Saw Beasts of the Southern Wild.

Maybe the best film I've seen this year. The little girl is phenomenally good, the setting and visuals are gorgeous and are only enhanced by shooting on Super 16, and I LOVED the soundtrack.

Watched Horrible Bosses and 21 Jump Street recently. Both above average comedies that had enough laughs to keep me entertained and interested throughout.

I watched Pontypool and Triangle recently, which were both very good.

At 10/27/12 07:51 PM, DannyIsOnFire wrote: Watched Horrible Bosses and 21 Jump Street recently. Both above average comedies that had enough laughs to keep me entertained and interested throughout.

Me and my friends had am absolute riot while watching 21 Jump Street? Who honestly thought that it would be good because based on the premise it had no right to be. It was a pleasant surprise.

I checked out The Perks of Being A Wallflower today.

A very good film in my opinion. The first 30 minutes were so-so to me and I wasn't sure whether I liked the main characters, but the film got better and better as it progressed. It seems like a typical coming-of-age story, and it is to some degree, but eventually some very dark themes are starting to surface and I could really feel for the character who are struggling with complex emotions. In the end I felt like I watched something refreshing and special.

There is just one thing that I disliked about the film. I don't want to spoil it, but it has to do with Aunt Helen. The film was incredibly vague about one particular thing and I think the book clears this up a lot more since when I looked it up there seems to be an almost unanimous consensus about it amongst the book readers. The reason I disliked the film being so vague about this thing is because it really explains a lot about Charlie. I get that the film might have wanted to be very subtle about it, and that's good, but now it's so subtle that I think a lot of viewers might miss it or won't get it.

Again, I don't want to spoil it, but anyone who has seen the film will probably know what I'm talking about.

In any case, I recommend this film. The trailer doesn't make it look that good, but I think it is one of the best films I've seen this year.

At 10/28/12 06:42 AM, Cootie wrote:

At 10/27/12 07:51 PM, DannyIsOnFire wrote: Watched Horrible Bosses and 21 Jump Street recently. Both above average comedies that had enough laughs to keep me entertained and interested throughout.

Me and my friends had am absolute riot while watching 21 Jump Street? Who honestly thought that it would be good because based on the premise it had no right to be. It was a pleasant surprise.

21 Jump Street is definitely one of the best comedy flicks in a while. Non stop laughs in that one.

So might as well say it: Disney bought Lucasfilm.
Unless they pull a Marvel, Star Wars and Indiana Jones are screwed.

In theaters I most recently watched Argo, absolutely recommend this one, and Looper, also pretty awesome.

At home I watched the LoTR trilogy again and Moonrise Kingdom which is now one of my favorite films.

At 10/30/12 10:28 AM, Auz wrote: The Perks of Being A Wallflower today.

I'm seeing it with friends in a few weeks and I liked the book. I've only heard positive reviews so I'm pretty hopeful it'll be good.

I got to see Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World and Safety Not Guaranteed recently. I loved both, the former more, probably, because it's more ambitious, and really recommend them. Exactly what I look for in a movie: funny, pithy, poignant scenes, with likeable (if flawed) characters and an intriguing premise.

Seeking A Friend was insanely well executed (did not expect this from the director of Nick and Norah, which was good fun but not especially exceptional) and managed to find just the right balance between outrageously saccharine and incomprehensibly depressing. Safety Not Guaranteed was very funny and charming, with a perfect cast and enough steam for a satisfying pay-off. I'm a fan of Aubrey Plaza and Mark Duplass, and they had great chemistry together in this.

It's that sort of lo-fi, mellow comedy I'd like to exist in. Seeking A Friend seemed so great because it's really a movie about the human condition; the end is inevitable, and every action ultimately meaningless, so whatever works, man. But it's an optimistic film in the end, which just about works on a bitter-sweet level. I sincerely dug it.

Also I watched Skyfall and it was pretty cool.

I just recently watched Paranormal Activity and Blair Witch Project. Here are my thoughts:

Paranormal Activity: It was okay. I will admit, the ending caught me off guard a bit, but that's pretty much it. I think what really hurt the movie was the formula. It's the same throughout the entire movie, where it's basically saying "OH MY GOD AN OBJECT MOVED BY ITSELF OMG OMG SO SCARY", and it gets really old rather quickly. 3/5.

Blair Witch Project: Not bad. I can see why it was such a big deal when it first came out. I think, however, that if I were to point at least something bad about this movie, I would have mainly two things to point out. First thing, the characters. Good god are they so stupid. It came to a point that, around halfway through the movie, I felt like smacking them upside their heads. Second, the ending. I'm not gonna spoil it for those who haven't seen it, but all I can say is that, it felt really empty, mainly because they focus the ending on one tiny little detail from really early on in the film. It just really irks me because, everything up until the last minute or so in the movie was done fairly well, and I did really get a sense of the stress going on between the characters, and how terrifying it would be to be stranded in a forest with no idea where you are and how to get out, not to mention also having little to no contact with the outside world. Whatever. If you're okay with the ending, that's fine, but don't try to argue. 3.5/5.

Just came back from watching Skyfall, the newest James Bond film.

I think it's very good, but I can imagine die hard fans of the series are less happy with it. I had the impression that the film is trying to break traditions and renew some elements of the series. For instance, this Bond film seems to focus a lot more on plot and character development rather than nifty gadgets, hot women and nice cars. Frankly, there's very little of the latter of the latter group, but that's a welcome change in my opinion. Fortunately for the fans, there are a lot of references to older films which they will probably enjoy.

Anyway, the performances in this film are good. Daniel Craig looks cool as always, Judi Dench carried her role well and Javier Bardem is in my opinion one of the best Bond villains so far. I liked how we got someone out for personal revenge this time, unlike having another guy who tries to get rich or take over the world. It made things a lot more tense and Bardem managed to add a bit of menacing madness to his character which made him seem even more dangerous. I loved it.

All in all I think I would rank this amongst my favourite Bond films. It's definitely a lot better than Quantum of Solace which is a relief to me. So I recommend this. Go check it out.

At 10/30/12 07:08 PM, SenatorJohnDean wrote: How could you forget House of 1000 Corpses and the sequel?!?!

I've already seen those, and I was only watching movies I hadn't seen before.

At 11/2/12 07:32 PM, Auz wrote: Just came back from watching Skyfall, the newest James Bond film.

Did anyone else fall for the (spoilers) fake death in the opening? I've got to admit that it got me. Obviously, as a Bond movie, it's got to have him as the lead, but when Daniel Craig's name didn't show up in the credits sequence I thought they were going to go on the "Bond is just a code-name" logic and do the passing-of-flame in a film for once (not as good as the theory that James Bond is a time-lord, but still). Maybe if I'd done any research into the movie I wouldn't have been so easily duped, but I'm pretty happy tricks like that can still stump me at the cinema for a change.

Thing is once that card was played I was slightly disappointed. It was like they started setting it out with a sense of finality and then just reverted back to the "not killed off for real" typical of the franchise. I know they were trying to show him as a fallible hero, but it just seemed to make the first act slightly redundant to me.

Did anyone else get that?

At 11/2/12 09:19 PM, SG3 wrote: Did anyone else get that?

That didn't get me to be honest. It went about exactly as I expected from the trailer.

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What did surprise me a little is M dying at the end. Halfway in the film I was thinking that it might happen, but I was like "Nah, they couldn't do that". Then it happened and what I really loved was the reaction from the audience around me. There was this low-pitched "Ooooooohhh...." going through the room. It surprised everyone I think.
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