Movie Thread

[SafeBet]

CODA (2021) - you can anticipate pretty much everything happening in this movie and yet it ticks all the right boxes. Beautiful story about a deaf family with a hearing daughter, with a few keep-your-kleenex-ready scenes. Leading actress Emilia Jones was just WOW. Loved it.

 

[movingtarget]

The Fountain (2006) Director Darren Aronofsky has made some very good movies and most of them are at least interesting. This one has three separate story lines moving within a fairly short running time. A good performance by Hugh Jackman about a scientist trying to save his terminally ill wife is the easiest story line to follow, the mystical ones are more convoluted but like some Terrance Malick and David Lynch movies, I don't think you are meant to understand it in the conventional sense. Some gobsmacking visuals that would have been really impressive at the cinema but it was a little hard to get fully invested in the story with so much going on. An interesting one but not one of his most creatively successful movies.

 

[movingtarget]

Just Before Dawn (1981) for some unknown reason this low grade slasher movie has a sort of cult reputation, not sure why. Apart from the forest location, there is little more to recommend. I guess the final scene has some novelty value in that it is a bit of an unusual way to win a fight but obviously effective !

 

[Unchained]

The Eyes of Tammy Faye..it what you think it is..the actors are all really incredible..After it was about half way through..I couldn't really separate many things going on today w the story on the screen..excellent..

 

[BlueRoads]

The Eyes of Tammy Faye..it what you think it is..the actors are all really incredible..After it was about half way through..I couldn't really separate many things going on today w the story on the screen..excellent..

Sounds interesting... can you say more about it?

 

[movingtarget]

The Driller Killer (1979) A witty romantic comedy...........uh no........its about a driller killer. Low budget exploitation movie from Abel Ferrara who went on to make higher budget exploitation movies ! Strange mix of the art world, punk rock and psychosis with many scenes of street people in New York, and poor people opening bills they couldn't pay ! Has cult status but Ferrara went on to make better movies thankfully. Many drugs were consumed during the making of this movie...........

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Rewatched Gone Baby Gone (2007) - I think it would work as an absorbing novel, but as a 2-hr. movie it's just too convoluted and implausible. I hated the whole premise that several cops would risk their careers (if not lives) for some noble cause, Casey Affleck as some tough guy everyone feared I didn't buy at all, and what the whole point of his girlfriend/partner character was... she was just sort of there with not much to say. I mean why did she (and everyone else) become so emotionally invested in a kid with an unfit mother? It doesn't seem realistic to me.

The camera work was a bit gimmicky at times, but I did like the gritty Boston scenery. So now I'll probably have to rewatch Mystic River, The Departed, and Good Will Hunting, all of which I think are stronger movies featuring that part of the country.

 

[movingtarget]

Rewatched Gone Baby Gone (2007) - I think it would work as an absorbing novel, but as a 2-hr. movie it's just too convoluted and implausible. I hated the whole premise that several cops would risk their careers (if not lives) for some noble cause, Casey Affleck as some tough guy everyone feared I didn't buy at all, and what the whole point of his girlfriend/partner character was... she was just sort of there with not much to say. I mean why did she (and everyone else) become so emotionally invested in a kid with an unfit mother? It doesn't seem realistic to me.

The camera work was a bit gimmicky at times, but I did like the gritty Boston scenery. So now I'll probably have to rewatch Mystic River, The Departed, and Good Will Hunting, all of which I think are stronger movies featuring that part of the country.

Agree that the latter movies are superior to GBG.

 

[SafeBet]

The only problem I have with The Departed is that it's a remake of a possibly superior movie with very little innovation apart from location and language.
But yeah, all of them are stronger than GBG.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

The only problem I have with The Departed is that it's a remake of a possibly superior movie with very little innovation apart from location and language.
But yeah, all of them are stronger than GBG.

I only just now found out The Departed is a remake of a Hong Kong movie called Infernal Affairs (2002), I'll have to see if I can get a hold of it because I'd like to see it. I'm sure it's better than a Hollywood remake.

Only thing that bugged me about The Departed was Jack Nicholson, he was just playing ole' Jack Nicholson again. I was pleasantly surprised by Leo DiCaprio's performance though, he does actually have some range and isn't just a pretty face.

 

[movingtarget]

I only just now found out The Departed is a remake of a Hong Kong movie called Infernal Affairs (2002), I'll have to see if I can get a hold of it because I'd like to see it. I'm sure it's better than a Hollywood remake.

Only thing that bugged me about The Departed was Jack Nicholson, he was just playing ole' Jack Nicholson again. I was pleasantly surprised by Leo DiCaprio's performance though, he does actually have some range and isn't just a pretty face.

Actually I thought Matt Damon stole the movie performance wise playing a real weasel..........manipulative and totally believable and the best scenes were with him and Di Caprio. Nicholson played a more threatening role than usual not so typical of his usual comedy/loveable rogue type stuff. I read somewhere that he stopped making movies cause he was starting to have memory issues. The only Scorsese movie I liked for many years. I preferred his 70/80s movies.

 

[movingtarget]

Good Manners (2017) unusual Brazilian horror/drama movie. Interesting enough and well acted.

 

[Unchained]

Sounds interesting... can you say more about it?

without regurgitating the whole script, it takes a look at the 2 main characters,Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker,from the early years until their fall from grace, They built a television ministry world wide empire, a were some early tech pioneers that integrated TV with church. Originated the concept of home worship on a mass scale.
In the film you watch them and the public come to grips, struggle with accumulating massive wealth and influence while occupying the role of religious minister, that was traditionally framed in modesty. They were living large,rockstar large a drugs,planes,cars,homes,furs,jewelry,ect,ect and as a result of the amassed power used their influence in many ways including culturally and politically.
They touch very very briefly on AIDS, a past pandemic,that divided the U.S. and the world often by religious beliefs, they had a different take,than most of their conservative contemporaries.

 

[BlueRoads]

without regurgitating the whole script, it takes a look at the 2 main characters,Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker,from the early years until their fall from grace, They built a television ministry world wide empire, a were some early tech pioneers that integrated TV with church. Originated the concept of home worship on a mass scale.
In the film you watch them and the public come to grips, struggle with accumulating massive wealth and influence while occupying the role of religious minister, that was traditionally framed in modesty. They were living large,rockstar large a drugs,planes,cars,homes,furs,jewelry,ect,ect and as a result of the amassed power used their influence in many ways including culturally and politically.
They touch very very briefly on AIDS, a past pandemic,that divided the U.S. and the world often by religious beliefs, they had a different take,than most of their conservative contemporaries.

Thank you very much.

 

[BlueRoads]

Rewatched Gone Baby Gone (2007) - I think it would work as an absorbing novel, but as a 2-hr. movie it's just too convoluted and implausible. I hated the whole premise that several cops would risk their careers (if not lives) for some noble cause, Casey Affleck as some tough guy everyone feared I didn't buy at all, and what the whole point of his girlfriend/partner character was... she was just sort of there with not much to say. I mean why did she (and everyone else) become so emotionally invested in a kid with an unfit mother? It doesn't seem realistic to me.

The camera work was a bit gimmicky at times, but I did like the gritty Boston scenery. So now I'll probably have to rewatch Mystic River, The Departed, and Good Will Hunting, all of which I think are stronger movies featuring that part of the country.

It's quite some time that I watched Gone Baby Gone, but I remember that I found it boring, confusing (as in "what's the purpose of this - and this... and what is this actually about or leading to"), and just unnecessary.
Mystic River despite the pathos, Good Will Hunting - was touched by that one at the time, but today I'd probably say it's a decent, well acted movie with stereotyped motivational sob story , The Departed I LOVED when I saw it in cinema, I was totally engaged in the story, Damon / di Caprio with "reversed" roles from what their cliché role would be were great, that's probably the main reason why the story worked so well for me... long time since I saw it, too, and I don't know how I'd like it today... but well... I agree with movingtarget about Scorsese's films, this is the only one of the "newer" ones I liked, in general I liked the old ones much better...

 

[Unchained]

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hnEwJKVWjFM


I am memorized by this woman..like millions I am sure..this movie is really really weird..and as a person who gets cold at temps below @60 Fahrenheit..many scenes in this film made me want to put on a sweater

 

[SafeBet]

It's quite some time that I watched Gone Baby Gone, but I remember that I found it boring, confusing (as in "what's the purpose of this - and this... and what is this actually about or leading to"), and just unnecessary.
Mystic River despite the pathos, Good Will Hunting - was touched by that one at the time, but today I'd probably say it's a decent, well acted movie with stereotyped motivational sob story , The Departed I LOVED when I saw it in cinema, I was totally engaged in the story, Damon / di Caprio with "reversed" roles from what their cliché role would be were great, that's probably the main reason why the story worked so well for me... long time since I saw it, too, and I don't know how I'd like it today... but well... I agree with movingtarget about Scorsese's films, this is the only one of the "newer" ones I liked, in general I liked the old ones much better...

You guys didn't like The Wolf of Wall Street? I personally rate it as one of his finest work ever.

Silence was also interesting, in its own way. Hugo Cabret, Shutter Island and The Aviator weren't special but still very good films compared to the average Hollywood movie.
The Irishman was the only one I truly found tedious and redundant.

 

[SafeBet]

I only just now found out The Departed is a remake of a Hong Kong movie called Infernal Affairs (2002), I'll have to see if I can get a hold of it because I'd like to see it. I'm sure it's better than a Hollywood remake.

I watched it back in 2003 at the Far East Festival in Italy and loved it. The story was a bit harder to follow than The Departed because of language issues and because the two main characters looked similar to me at first. But considering you already know the plot it should be a walk in the park.

Don't know if it's currently available on any streaming service though.

 

[BlueRoads]

You guys didn't like The Wolf of Wall Street? I personally rate it as one of his finest work ever.

Silence was also interesting, in its own way. Hugo Cabret, Shutter Island and The Aviator weren't special but still very good films compared to the average Hollywood movie.
The Irishman was the only one I truly found tedious and redundant.

Okay, I must admit, I haven't really seen Wolf of Wall Street... only snippets... and was so annoyed I didn't want to see the movie... Maybe I should give it a try. Could be I was prejudiced because that milieu is so disgusting and I have started to find DiCaprio disgusting - unless he pulls off an incredible performance which of course he's able to do...
Shutter Island I found okay but very average, Aviator I didn't like for some reason... maybe because the story is actually super-dramatic, but was told somehow flat... maybe someone else would consider it subtle? Well, I didn't find it subtle but rather lifeless. (Silimar impression from Gangs of New York - such a hardcore story, but somehow it felt lifeless and irrelevant in the end.) Hugo... I just realized I still haven't seen that one although I bought the DVD ages ago... maybe the time has come to watch it after all.
I suppose for me the thing is... Scorsese's films usually have very good visual work, but really they live from the actors' performances... I think especially in the newer ones there tends to be something wrong with the storytelling itself, maybe it's the failure to set priorities, the tempo... maybe even the camera-work?? It's like every aspect is somehow equally important... and the really touching, personal moments vanish between all that stuff... As a hypothesis I'd say the quality of his films is about whether the film allows the actors to take over the whole movie... or whether you just have a lot of rather pompous, superficial stuff strung together.
But could well be Wolf of Wall Street is as good as you say.

 

[SafeBet]

The Wolf of Wall Street is hands down Di Caprio's best acting performance. He just steals the scene everytime he's in it. I loved him.

Yes, the milieu is disgusting but that's the whole point of the movie. These guys were the worst and still paid a very little price in the end.

 

[BlueRoads]

Yes, the milieu is disgusting but that's the whole point of the movie. These guys were the worst and still paid a very little price in the end.

Yeah, but I mean, I know that I don't need to see a movie to live through this more closely... But yeah, I should probably watch it for the acting performance then.

 

[movingtarget]

You guys didn't like The Wolf of Wall Street? I personally rate it as one of his finest work ever.

Silence was also interesting, in its own way. Hugo Cabret, Shutter Island and The Aviator weren't special but still very good films compared to the average Hollywood movie.
The Irishman was the only one I truly found tedious and redundant.

I didn't care much for Shutter Island, never saw Hugo, The Aviator or The Irishman. The Wolf of Wall Street was well done but not one of my favourite films of his and not one I was thinking about the next day. I think my favourites in random order would be Taxi Driver, Casino, Mean Streets, The Departed,Raging Bull, The King Of Comedy and The Last Waltz. Bringing Out The Dead was probably a little underrated.

 

[SafeBet]

FREAKS OUT (2021) - after They call me Jeeg, another stunning movie from Italian director Gabriele Mainetti. Set in Rome during the Nazi occupation, it's a fictional story about 4 freaks who struggle to mesh with other people. When the circus they're working in gets destroyed by bombs, they realize it's time to use their superhuman powers for something bigger.

For a movie with a relatively low budget (12M €) the visuals are nothing short of amazing, but there's more to it than just images. I loved the screenplay because it achieves a very fine balance between entertainment, fantasy elements, humor and some real-life, very bold war scenes. I found myself laughing and crying almost at the same time.

I don't think this film is for everyone, but it's creative and surreal and sincere. Give it a chance.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hnEwJKVWjFM


I am memorized by this woman..like millions I am sure..this movie is really really weird..and as a person who gets cold at temps below @60 Fahrenheit..many scenes in this film made me want to put on a sweater

I watched the trailer, I'm intrigued. The lead actress, Noomi Rapace, has such distinct facial features you can't mistake her for anyone else. First time I saw Rapace was in the original The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy, she was very good in it. Speaking of Noomi Rapace...

She's also in Prometheus (2012), has anyone here seen it in its entirety? I've started watching it twice now, but then lost interest about a third way through. It's a Ridley Scott movie so I feel like I should watch the whole thing... I'm gonna have to dig deep.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Okay, I must admit, I haven't really seen Wolf of Wall Street... only snippets... and was so annoyed I didn't want to see the movie... Maybe I should give it a try. Could be I was prejudiced because that milieu is so disgusting and I have started to find DiCaprio disgusting - unless he pulls off an incredible performance which of course he's able to do...
Shutter Island I found okay but very average, Aviator I didn't like for some reason... maybe because the story is actually super-dramatic, but was told somehow flat... maybe someone else would consider it subtle? Well, I didn't find it subtle but rather lifeless. (Silimar impression from Gangs of New York - such a hardcore story, but somehow it felt lifeless and irrelevant in the end.) Hugo... I just realized I still haven't seen that one although I bought the DVD ages ago... maybe the time has come to watch it after all.
I suppose for me the thing is... Scorsese's films usually have very good visual work, but really they live from the actors' performances... I think especially in the newer ones there tends to be something wrong with the storytelling itself, maybe it's the failure to set priorities, the tempo... maybe even the camera-work?? It's like every aspect is somehow equally important... and the really touching, personal moments vanish between all that stuff... As a hypothesis I'd say the quality of his films is about whether the film allows the actors to take over the whole movie... or whether you just have a lot of rather pompous, superficial stuff strung together.
But could well be Wolf of Wall Street is as good as you say.

I've seen Wolf of Wall Street, it was all right. Not terribly memorable for me though, Wall Street (1987) made a much bigger impression on me when it first came out. But back then I was much younger, so it didn't feel like it was something I had already seen.