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Post by Martin Stett on Jul 1, 2024 17:43:54 GMT
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023) - Magnificent acting anchors a story of professionals being professional. I love to see it. HOWEVER, changing the setting from wartime to peacetime drastically changes the concept of Queeg's cowardice. It is a much harder sell to believe that Queeg is a coward in peacetime minesweeping operations, and as much as I love everything else about this movie, Friedkin never sells me on this change. Sutherland, Clarke, Reddick and Raymund are so good that it is very easy to sweep this under the rug, despite this. 8/10
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003 rewatch) - First time with the extended edition. Once again, there are improvements in pacing (the theatrical movies NEEDED to slow the hell down), although not as much direct character work. The thing is, this builds on the two previous movies, and the lack of character work in the theatrical editions of Fellowship and Towers was criminal. Although this particular movie isn't vastly improved by the additions, the saga as a whole is greatly improved by actually being built on something other than Jackson's need to hurry on to the next scene. 8/10
Kalki 2898 AD (2024) - A mess, but a fun one. The mythical Chosen One story blends really well with the silliness of the banter and fun worldbuilding - the movie feels appropriately BIG and SERIOUS while still allowing for goofy character work. This really didn't need to be so baggy - of the three plotlines that converge, two of them don't actually matter much - but it is always enjoyable. 7/10
Wolfsburg (2003) - Petzold is making something conceptually interesting here in its Vertigo inspired romance, but he keeps the emotional distance so far removed from the characters that it never comes alive. I've praised his emotional restraint before, but this needed a splash of melodrama to keep it from being too samey and repetitive. That said, the acting is quite good and on the whole it balances out okay. 6/10
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bigmilko
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Post by bigmilko on Jul 1, 2024 18:48:46 GMT
Freaks (1932) - 8/10: Not even remotely a horror movie, and spends its time showing how the titles "Freaks" are actually not the people we should be scared of. Hell of an ending too
RW The Suicide Squad (2021) - 8/10: Dripping with style and fun. Just insane that people will see this and think James Gunn should be killed instead of making Superman
Lost Highway (1997) - 8/10: Been watching too many straight forward Lynch movies, bout time I got fucked over by a narrative. Love the music and the score in this one. Wont catch me tailgating anytime soon
Vulgar (2002) - 2/10: Im all for a movie were the point is to watch a guy have a bad time, but usually the guy is a piece of shit in some form or another and its funny watching him be miserable. But here the guy is just a loser clown with nothing to like or hate about him, and we watch him get SA'd for it. Just the most mean spirited movie id seen in a long time and for whats billed as a View Askew Comedy, its far from even remotely enjoyable
AGGRO DR1FT (2024) - 8/10: Its so easy for anyone to hate this movie, its objectively a bad movie. But the music and visuals and just absurd dialogue and voice over narration made for a bizarro vibes only movie, and I fucks with it
RW Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016) - 10/10: Honestly in retrospect, im pissed we didnt full send Popstar for Best Quote of 2016.
Dark City (1998) - 6/10: I think its fine, its got neat ideas and looks great from a production standpoint, but kinda overstuffs itself with ideas and doesnt feel as smart as it wants you to think it is
Johnny Mnemonic (1995) - 9/10: Maybe its because I'm neck deep in a Cyberpunk 2077 playthrough, but this movie rocks so hard. Terrible over estimation of what tech could be and do, but it goes in head first into its world and plays itself so confidently. Even with Keanu still giving a terrible performance
Sal Vulcano: Terrified (2024) - 7/10: pretty funny!
Kinds of Kindness (2024) - 4/10: I like Dogtooth, its dry awkwardness and abrupt brutality work for me. Here it doesnt. I think thats entirely because I can only deal with it for so long. 90 minutes compared to 164 minutes of 3 back to back to back bits, its a no for me Yorgos
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Post by JangoB on Jul 1, 2024 20:06:00 GMT
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga - Brilliant. And very powerful due to being surprisingly heavy. Which is probably why it was kind of rejected by the masses. Their loss.
The Mule - A nice late-period Eastwood movie with an excellent late-period Eastwood performance. So many scenes of Clint simply driving, singing along to some tunes... good shit.
The Tree of Wooden Clogs - Quite great. Not entirely a masterpiece in my eyes but there are some moments here that approach transcendence. Especially a montage of the farmers settling into nighttime with the sounds of somebody playing the piano echoing through the quiet village.
Cry Macho - I like the easygoing hangout vibe of the movie but I wish I actually enjoyed hanging out with the characters a bit more than I did. Maybe it's because Clint is too damn old for the part. Maybe it's because his screen partner is fucking horrible.
Bronco Billy - Now that's a Clint Eastwood hangout movie I can get behind! Tons of fun, but also with a sense of real poignancy to it all. Prior to watching this, I read a quote by Eastwood where he stated the following: "If, as a film director, I ever wanted to say something, you'll find it in Bronco Billy." I watched the movie with that in mind and all I can say is that it does make a lot of sense. Especially when you realize that the titular character is rather similar to a film director himself.
Interiors - REWATCH. A great Woody Allen film. Everybody knows it as his take on Bergman but I kind of forgot how distinctly WA it actually is. And I love that he took such a drastically serious turn right after Annie Hall. What an ensemble, too.
Perempuan Bergaun Merah - A bad Indonesian horror movie. Watched for work.
Honkytonk Man - An excellent Eastwood picture, unfairly underrated/underseen. A very rich character piece. Not sure Clint is a great singer... but it works in the reality of the movie.
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Jul 2, 2024 0:48:49 GMT
The Jerk - 8 / 10
Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid - 7.5 / 10
The Bikeriders - 7.5 / 10
A Kid in King Arthur’s Court - 3 / 10
Scent of a Woman - 6 / 10
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Post by Brother Fease on Jul 2, 2024 0:50:02 GMT
Beast (2017) - 7/10
Fancy Dance (2024) - 9/10
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Jul 2, 2024 0:58:41 GMT
rewatches of Evil Dead remake and Insidious.
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Jul 2, 2024 4:18:56 GMT
The Accountant (2016)
8MM (1999)
The Gunfighter (1950)
Gun Crazy (1950)
Thunder Road (1958)
A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)
Prey (2024)
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hilderic
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Post by hilderic on Jul 3, 2024 15:53:46 GMT
The Bride Wore Black
World of Glory
The Iron Crown
On Guard
Something Happened
A Man and a Woman
A Swedish Love Story
I'd only heard of The Iron Crown for a couple of reasons: the much-debated "first nude scene in an Italian film with sound" (twenty-two years ahead of Hollywood!) and its status as one of Alessandro Blasetti's biggest hits, alongside The Jester's Supper (also famously featuring nudity). Because this won the Mussolini Cup in Venice, I was expecting something noble and ponderous, but it's actually a lot of very fast-paced (occasionally too fast-paced) fun that blends every folkloric motif in existence and borrows liberally from well-established legends (Robin Hood most obviously). Striking outdoor locations and lavish sets and costumes abound, though a restoration is needed for them to be fully appreciated. Also of note is the fact that several men who later played major roles in neorealist cinema worked on this film: not only Massimo Girotti (the male lead), but also Renato Castellani (script) and Alessandro Cicognini (score). Girotti, a man raised in the wild who has the body of a classical hero and the innocence of a child, seems to be here mostly for aesthetic reasons (he's shirtless in practically every scene). More interesting is Gino Cervi, who looks like he's having a lot of fun as a murderous despot and loving father. Even more impressive is Luisa Ferida, who was only known to me on account of her violent death alongside Osvaldo Valenti (also here playing a villain): as a ruthless outlaw princess bent on vengeance (but with a softer side), she delivers a feisty performance that reminded me of Jean Peters's in Anne of the Indies.
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