Schoolio's Movie Corner

[Down Rodeo]

I saw The Good, the Bad & the Ugly for the first time last night. Morricone's score is incredible. The movie was pretty good too.

I believe you meant to say the movie is a masterpiece.

[Kurosawa]

I believe you meant to say the movie is a masterpiece.

Sometimes I wonder if it's even the best in the MWNN trilogy.

Klaus Kinski > Eli Wallach

But yeah, Good Bad & Ugly is an epic masterpiece and Morriccone makes anything twice as good!

[whynotsmile99]

yea, GTBTU is one of my favorite flims

[paulb]

I saw The Good, the Bad & the Ugly for the first time last night. Morricone's score is incredible. The movie was pretty good too.

thats why Metallica walk out to The Ecstasy Of Gold every night...

[thinnerair]

I saw "In Bruges" the other night.
I thought it was quite entertaining and was funnier than I expected it to be.
I can't think of a single Colin Farrell movie that I have ever liked, but he did a good job in this movie.

[PotVsKtl]

I watched Cloverfield and realized that [REC] movie is basically Cloverfield with zombies and a fucked up brain imprinting ending. Cloverfield was kind of alright.

I made it 7 minutes into Hatchet before I switched to drinking Scotch and reading the dictionary aloud to my cat.

[wmgaretjax]

I watched Dune for the first time. I liked it, but it didn't really work... Never read the books, but I could tell there was a lot of stuff I was missing. Still a good time though...

[MassiveChemicalPunk]

Hey, I don't know if these typography videos are old story, but If you havent seen them, take a look at these. They are awesome.

The Big Lebowski:
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Pulp Fiction:
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[Kurosawa]

I made it 7 minutes into Hatchet before I switched to drinking Scotch and reading the dictionary aloud to my cat.

Hatchet isn't too bad. I was hoping Adam Green would take the slasher genre in a new direction but he just seemed to want to rehash the 80's style all over agin. I'll give it props for having Candyman (Tony Todd), Freddy (Robert Englund) and Jason (Kane Hodder) all in the same movie.

A far superior modern slasher is Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (http://imdb.com/title/tt0437857/). The best thing to happen to the horror/slasher genre in years, imo. Anyone else seen this gem?

[PotVsKtl]

No, Hatchet is fucking bad. Behind the Mask was good when it wasn't actually trying to be frightening, at which task it failed miserably. That being the climax of the movie. Thereby ruining it.

[whynotsmile99]

I really want to see Behind the Mask, but I want to see The Tripper even more. Anyone see it?


Synopsis:
A bunch of hippies descend on a small woodsy town for a concert, little realizing the terror that awaits them: an axe-wielding Ronald Reagan running amok in a one-man war against drugs. The sheriff (Thomas Jane) tries to control the madness but a corrupt mayor and a greedy promoter (Paul... [More]
A bunch of hippies descend on a small woodsy town for a concert, little realizing the terror that awaits them: an axe-wielding Ronald Reagan running amok in a one-man war against drugs. The sheriff (Thomas Jane) tries to control the madness but a corrupt mayor and a greedy promoter (Paul Reubens) insist the free-love festival must go on no matter how high the body count. It's a scrappy little low-budget horror indie given some star clout thanks to David Arquette (the sheriff in the SCREAM films) in his directorial debut. Jason Mewes (aka Jay of Jay & Silent Bob fame) is one of the more acid-happy hippies. Lukas Haas plays a doe-eyed folk-singer type who tries to stay relatively sober since his uptight new girlfriend (Jaime King) is already recovering from some previous trauma. The music is punchy (Fishbone play at the concert) and the dialogue spot-on. There's also some nifty psychedelic special effects and, of course, plenty of gore for those inclined. Arquette makes fine use of the gorgeous old-growth forests of Northern California, and gets the drug culture references just right. Free blunt wrappers and Reagan stickers were handed out to patrons during the film's theatrical run, linking this to the old gimmick films of William Castle, crossed with a dash of Cheech & Chong. You may never look at Reagan the same way again, but for those in the proper mood, this will make a perfect 4:20 AM cult horror-druggie-comedy film to visit again and againVbNWnyOeKJw

[TomAz]

A bunch of hipsters descend on a small desert town for a concert, little realizing the terror that awaits them: an axe-wielding Arnold Schwarznegger running amok in a one-man war against drugs. The sheriff (Thom Yorke) tries to control the madness but a corrupt mayor and a greedy promoter (Paul Tollet) insist the free-love festival must go on no matter how high the body count. It's a scrappy little low-budget horror indie given some star clout thanks to David Bowie (the sheriff in the SCREAM films) in his directorial debut. Justin Timberlake (aka Jay of Jay & Silent Bob fame) is one of the more acid-happy hippies. James Blunt plays a doe-eyed folk-singer type who tries to stay relatively sober since his uptight new girlfriend (Cat Power) is already recovering from some previous trauma. The music is punchy (Battles play at the concert) and the dialogue spot-on. There's also some nifty psychedelic special effects and, of course, plenty of gore for those inclined. Bowie makes fine use of the gorgeous old-growth desert of Southern California, and gets the drug culture references just right. Free blunt wrappers and $2 water bottles were handed out to patrons during the film's theatrical run, linking this to the old gimmick films of William Castle, crossed with a dash of Cheech & Chong. You may never look at Schwarznegger in the same way again, but for those in the proper mood, this will make a perfect 4:20 AM cult horror-druggie-comedy film to visit again and again

[amyzzz]

That's a horrible movie. It does have naked women here an there if that's your thing. Sure, the forest background is very lush and beautiful, but the story is just not enagaging. I don't care who dies, and I don't enjoy watching them die.

[Young blood]

like how many naked women?

[Kurosawa]

No, Hatchet is fucking bad. Behind the Mask was good when it wasn't actually trying to be frightening, at which task it failed miserably. That being the climax of the movie. Thereby ruining it.

True, I tend to overlook the disappointing climax and the points where it got too clever for it's own good. The sheer joy of Leslie discovering he had an Ahab more than makes up for it, though.

[schoolofruckus]

I finally watched Across the Universe last night. I'm pretty confused about how I felt about it. I didn't think it was bad; in fact, I don't know how a narrative this ambitious - a story fashioned from Beatles songs that intends to sum up the 60's - could even be dreamt up (much less realized) without sporting some serious flaws. But I also know that it never really congealed for me. I liked many individual sequences - including the widely-derided trip that featured Bono the Walrus and Eddie Izzard playing Mr. Kite. But too many of the musical numbers had awkward elements that I found distracting or off-putting (for starters - I couldn't roll with either the sound nor the sight of Rachel Evan Wood singing). And the concept is definitely a lot more intoxicating than the story itself - which veered between kind of pedestrian with the central love story, and ultimately pointless with the Prudence character's unrequited lesbian longing - turned out. And it was absolutely too long (something I almost never say about any movie ever).

This is a rare film I would neither recommend nor steer you away from, and if I had to be succinct in my analysis, I would say: "less than the sum of its parts".

[thelastgreatman]

I watched Dune for the first time. I liked it, but it didn't really work... Never read the books, but I could tell there was a lot of stuff I was missing. Still a good time though...

Dune is some kind of weird part of the science-fiction lexicon that fellow geeks are always amazed I'm not the least bit interested in. Goddamn that's a hard slough.

[whynotsmile99]

I watched the Mist last night which I thought was really quite great. I want to read the novella now. THomas Jane was terrific and Darabont is a great, great filmmaker. I wanted to watch it in B&W but netflix sent the 1st disc only of course. I think the movie woudl be terrific in B&W and cover up the major weakness of the film, the the not so hotly animated creature effects.

It was very creepy, great moments of gore and a hell of an ending. Which bothered me a bit (did he not notice this before? 1 second after was just a bit much)

but all in all good stuff all around.

[Kurosawa]

I watched the Mist last night which I thought was really quite great. I want to read the novella now. THomas Jane was terrific and Darabont is a great, great filmmaker. I wanted to watch it in B&W but netflix sent the 1st disc only of course. I think the movie woudl be terrific in B&W and cover up the major weakness of the film, the the not so hotly animated creature effects.

It was very creepy, great moments of gore and a hell of an ending. Which bothered me a bit (did he not notice this before? 1 second after was just a bit much)

but all in all good stuff all around.

It was enjoyable enough, I suppose. Darabont has a good grasp on King's material and "The Mist" was no exception. I think it was also the first King story I read and it's been one of my favourites ever since, nice to see they didn't screw it up like so many adaptations before it. I watched this back to back with Maximum Overdrive and it was quite the difference!

I also enjoyed the subtle nods to King's "Dark Tower" universe (most noticeably the painting of Roland), as well as Thomas Jane's painting of John Carpenter's "The Thing" poster!

My only problems were the punch-in-the-gut ending and Marcia Gay Harden taking her character to an almost ridiculously over the top level. Oh and the creature efx!

Until someone better comes along, I think Darabont should have exclusivity in adapting King's work.

[anti-square]

I saw Purple Rain for the first time recently. I have the soundtrack but never actually saw the movie. It made me appreciate the album more. The concert sequences are great and the relatively simple story kept me intrigued enough in between those sequences. If you ever have trouble in the ladies department, watch the movie and do what Prince does.

[Kurosawa]

I watched Dune for the first time. I liked it, but it didn't really work... Never read the books, but I could tell there was a lot of stuff I was missing. Still a good time though...

There was a version of Dune that never came to fruition in the early 70's. Would have been directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo, Santa Sangre) with visual effects by Salvador Dali and H.R. Giger and music by Pink Floyd. Story goes that the producers backed out when the costs were getting too high, including Salvador Dali asking $100,000/hour to act as Baron Harkonen.

That would have been a sight...

[whynotsmile99]

There was a version of Dune that never came to fruition in the early 70's. Would have been directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo, Santa Sangre) with visual effects by Salvador Dali and H.R. Giger and music by Pink Floyd. Story goes that the producers backed out when the costs were getting too high, including Salvador Dali asking $100,000/hour to act as Baron Harkonen.

That would have been a sight...

OH MY GOD

[whynotsmile99]

I saw Purple Rain for the first time recently. I have the soundtrack but never actually saw the movie. It made me appreciate the album more. The concert sequences are great and the relatively simple story kept me intrigued enough in between those sequences. If you ever have trouble in the ladies department, watch the movie and do what Prince does.

it's a great movie but Prince is pretty bad actor. He did look badass on the purple bike however. I want to watch Graffiti Bridge And Under THe Cherry Moon to see if its as bad as everyone says it is

[PotVsKtl]

There was a version of Dune that never came to fruition in the early 70's. Would have been directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo, Santa Sangre) with visual effects by Salvador Dali and H.R. Giger and music by Pink Floyd. Story goes that the producers backed out when the costs were getting too high, including Salvador Dali asking $100,000/hour to act as Baron Harkonen.

That would have been a sight...

I liked fighting for Dune. We won almost all the battles, but we lost the war. The project was sabotaged in Hollywood.

http://www.hotweird.com/jodorowsky/dunestory.html

[ghettojournalist]

it's a great movie but Prince is pretty bad actor. He did look badass on the purple bike however. I want to watch Graffiti Bridge And Under THe Cherry Moon to see if its as bad as everyone says it is

oh man, both of those are pretty hard to watch at some points. the stilted acting and dialogue is just difficult to sit through.

[wmgaretjax]

http://www.hotweird.com/jodorowsky/dunestory.html

Thank you. That was a great read.

[iv3rdawG]

New Pineapple Express red-band trailer:

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[mob roulette]

That looks like a lot of fun actually.

[fiyahhh!]

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Documentary about the demise of the independent record store. I really want to see this. I worked in one for 8 years until it closed. Best job I ever had. The day I turned the key over to the landlord was like closing a chapter in my life.

[ghettojournalist]

that part when they ask whether the guy is ready to move on after 10 years is heartbreaking.

[whynotsmile99]

I just watched Robocop for the first time.

It was hilarious

[Kurosawa]

I just watched Robocop for the first time.

It was hilarious

"Bitches leave"

[mountmccabe]

People in Phoenix this weekend please hop over to the Phoenix Thread for information about the David Lynch screenings going on at Chandler Cinemas this weekend.

[mountmccabe]

I saw Eraserhead at midnight last night on the big screen.

You know how little I knew what to expect from this film? I thought it was from the 80s and starred John Goodman.

I ran into some people I knew that had been there all day, watching Lynch from 5 pm until 2 am. And (basically) non-narrative Lynch at that. I was a little overwhelmed by just this one. Also they said that they were the only ones there for the documentary and through The Short Films of David Lynch and Inland Empire there were never more than five people in the theater. There were maybe 15 for Eraserhead. This is why Dan Harkins never brought Inland Empire to Arizona.

Watching was a largely unpleasant experience; the sound track is constantly annoying... which, yes, is done to bring us into the guy that isn't John Goodman's mind.

I am not even sure what I think of it. I guess I am glad I watched it but I don't know that I want to see it again.


Also I failed to mention that I saw Southland Tales a week or two ago and had much the same reaction. It is also slow for how long it is. It is also so big and weird as to seem incomprehensible. It has enough interesting stuff going on, though, that I def want to see it again. Eventually.

[Stefinitely Maybe]

Hey, can any of you tell me what's showing at Mann's Chinese Theatre at the moment? I wanna take my girlfriend there. We fly in on Tuesday, so could go on either Tuesday or Wednesday night.

[iv3rdawG]

Hey, can any of you tell me what's showing at Mann's Chinese Theatre at the moment? I wanna take my girlfriend there. We fly in on Tuesday, so could go on either Tuesday or Wednesday night.

http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?house_id=1401&rdate=4%2F22%2F2008

:/

[PotVsKtl]

Internet goddamnit.

[full on idle]

SO, Forgetting Sarah Marshall sure had a lot of penis, eh?

[PotVsKtl]

It looked like a monstrous shillelagh attached to Zippy from my perspective.

[Jenniehoo]

Valarie, was it funny?

[KungFuJoe]

caught the 4:20 show of Forgetting Sarah Marshall at the Vista. I really enjoyed it. not only because of obvious reasons.

[bmack86]

I saw it about 3 weeks ago, and I thought it was better than I expected.

[Stefinitely Maybe]

http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?house_id=1401&rdate=4%2F22%2F2008

:/

Thanks. My next question is: how long do movies usually show at that cinema for? 1 week? 2 weeks? 88 Minutes looks lame, so I was hoping we could catch something else, after our road-trip instead, around 11th May...

[iv3rdawG]

Thanks. My next question is: how long do movies usually show at that cinema for? 1 week? 2 weeks? 88 Minutes looks lame, so I was hoping we could catch something else, after our road-trip instead, around 11th May...

Well Iron Man comes out on May 1st and Speed Racer comes out on May 9th so there's a good chance one of those will be playing at that time. And yeah, I don't think 88 Minutes will be playing for that long.

[schoolofruckus]

The Chinese usually plays the big tentpole film of the moment for a week or two. They also usually - with exceptions - don't show the same big film that's opening in the Arclight dome at that same time. Iron Man is doing just that, so my bet is that Speed Racer will be playing there as of May 9th.

[KungFuJoe]

I'm sure not many people on this board will make the same foolish decision as I, but, yeah, don't go see The Forbidden Kingdom. what crap!

[Young blood]

I saw Forgetting Sarah Marshall the other night. It was a good movie for what it was. I liked it more than Superbad by a long shot, but there was to many penis scenes.

[wmgaretjax]

I enjoyed Forgetting Sarah marshall too... I think it's the best of the Apatow crew movies.

The trailer for "Blindness" is up on Apple Trailers... My favorite novel by Saramago, and directed by Fernando Meirelles (City of God). God the narration for the trailer is terrible though... I'm excited regardless.

Apple.com/trailers

[Down Rodeo]

I saw In the Bedroom last night. Excellent movie with terrific acting. I'll just ignore the whole vigilantism thing.

[wmgaretjax]

I saw In the Bedroom last night. Excellent movie with terrific acting. I'll just ignore the whole vigilantism thing.

The movie is NOT about vigilantism at all....

[Down Rodeo]

I know, I just had to mention it.

[roberto73]

If you guys haven't read the short story In the Bedroom is based on, you should track it down. It's called "Killings," by Andre Dubus. Really, really good.

[wmgaretjax]

If you guys haven't read the short story In the Bedroom is based on, you should track it down. It's called "Killings," by Andre Dubus. Really, really good.

I will definitely check it out.

[Neutral Milk Hotel]

Hey, does anyone want to see The Brothers Bloom? I got a pass to a test screening at my school, and it's good for me and a guest. I'm probably going to RSVP soon (like within an hour) so if anyone wants to see it on Thursday at the Arclight Sherman Oaks let me know.

[paulb]

I saw 88 Minutes tonight...I enjoyed it... It was 1/2 filmed in Vancouver, so it was fun pointing places out downtown...

[PotVsKtl]

Fuck you paulb.

[Young blood]

its so true. That kid wins for liking everything that sucks poor peoples assholes.

[schoolofruckus]

Looks like the new Alan Ball movie, Towelhead, is finally getting a release. I don't know about this trailer, but I'm pretty excited about it:

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[schoolofruckus]

My can't-miss, were I in San Francisco, would definitely be The Man From London tonight at 8:50 (I think it plays Sunday night as well). This Hungarian director's last film was one of the best I've ever seen, and this one has Tilda Swinton in it (I was happy she won the Oscar this year solely because I knew it would ensure this film's distribution in the US). But then Jared might kill you out of jealousy.

Sleep Dealer on Sunday night at 9:30.

I think My Winnipeg looks good; I've never seen any of Guy Maddin's films, but they sound pretty fucking interesting. It's playing tomorrow night sometime.

[wmgaretjax]

My can't-miss, were I in San Francisco, would definitely be The Man From London tonight at 8:50 (I think it plays Sunday night as well). This Hungarian director's last film was one of the best I've ever seen, and this one has Tilda Swinton in it (I was happy she won the Oscar this year solely because I knew it would ensure this film's distribution in the US). But then Jared might kill you out of jealousy.


Well... I don't think I'll kill anyone, word is that it is playing at SIFF. As is Roy Andersson's new one... And Harmony Korine's new film starts up here in a couple weeks. I'm happy.

[Down Rodeo]

My can't-miss, were I in San Francisco, would definitely be The Man From London tonight at 8:50 (I think it plays Sunday night as well). This Hungarian director's last film was one of the best I've ever seen, and this one has Tilda Swinton in it (I was happy she won the Oscar this year solely because I knew it would ensure this film's distribution in the US). But then Jared might kill you out of jealousy.


This one's playing in Berkeley as well, but I've heard it's not good as his previous movies. I've only seen Werckmeister Harmonies, so I can't judge the rest of them. I was considering checking this one out, though.

[schoolofruckus]

What? How is this fucking movie playing everywhere except in LA?

I swear, all the movies I'm excited about for this year are foreign films with precious little available release information. I'm kicking myself in the face for missing Silent Light at the AFI fest back in November.

[Young blood]

Iron.

[schoolofruckus]

I watched Andrew Bujalski's Funny HA HA on Saturday night. It was not as good as his more recent film, Mutual Appreciation. This film had the same general aesthetic - extreme realism to the point of banality among just-out-of-college, not-yet-careerist East Coast indie kids - but the characters weren't as interesting. There was a little welcome into the malaise that is all too easy to get trapped in at a confusing time of life. But ultimately, for the most part I wished I were watching the kids from the other film instead.

[wmgaretjax]

I hated Funny HA HA, I thought it was terribly boring. Coming from me, that really means something. It takes a lot to bore me with things that are super realist or minimal.

[Hannahrain]

My next film is going to be three hours long, and it's going to be one long shot of a spoon on the sidewalk. At 1:30, I'm going to manually flip the spoon over, so you see the convex side instead of the concave side. The background music will be the throat singing of a five-year-old deaf boy named Geoffrey. Jared, you're going to love it.

[schoolofruckus]

I hated Funny HA HA, I thought it was terribly boring. Coming from me, that really means something. It takes a lot to bore me with things that are super realist or minimal.

Did you see Mutual Appreciation? It's a considerable improvement.

[roberto73]

My next film is going to be three hours long, and it's going to be one long shot of a spoon on the sidewalk. At 1:30, I'm going to manually flip the spoon over, so you see the convex side instead of the concave side. The background music will be the throat singing of a five-year-old deaf boy named Geoffrey. Jared, you're going to love it.

I think Andy Warhol beat you to it.

[Hannahrain]

Yeah, but I'm a lot less dead than he is.

[wmgaretjax]

Yeah, but I'm a lot less dead than he is.

so... that's two strikes against you... silver or stainless?

[Hannahrain]

Plastic. Symbolic of the disposable nature of so many human lives.

[wmgaretjax]

Plastic. Symbolic of the disposable nature of so many human lives.

Too bourgeoisie... Three strikes. I will NOT be funding the 8mm film to shoot this.

[Hannahrain]

Damn. I guess I'll have to draw it frame by frame. In blood. Wait, why didn't I think of this in the first place?

[full on idle]

All of your projects involve self mutilation, Hannah. I blame Tom Waits.

[wmgaretjax]

All of your projects involve self mutilation, Hannah. I blame Tom Waits.

I figured her out! I only needed the context.

[Hannahrain]

I didn't say it was going to be MY blood.

[iv3rdawG]

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[whynotsmile99]

josh Brolin looks like he just saw his step mother sitting on the pot naked

[PotVsKtl]

Dear Criterion Collection Newsletter subscriber,

We’ve got some exciting news for this fall, and we wanted you to hear it first.

Our first Blu-ray discs are coming! We’ve picked a little over a dozen titles from the collection for Blu-ray treatment, and we’ll begin rolling them out in October. These new editions will feature glorious high-definition picture and sound, all the supplemental content of the DVD releases, and they will be priced to match our standard-def editions.

Here’s what’s in the pipeline:

The Third Man
Bottle Rocket
Chungking Express
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Last Emperor
El Norte
The 400 Blows
Gimme Shelter
The Complete Monterey Pop
Contempt
Walkabout
For All Mankind
The Wages of Fear

Alongside our DVD and Blu-ray box sets of The Last Emperor, we’ll also be putting out the theatrical version as a stand-alone release in both formats, priced at $39.95. Our Blu-ray release of Walkabout will be an all-new edition, featuring new supplements as well as a new transfer; we will also release an updated anamorphic DVD of Nicolas Roeg’s outback masterpiece at the same time.

[Young blood]

Hell yes. Those are some great choices for Blu-ray.

[wmgaretjax]

SIFF was announced. Here are some of the bigguns I'm seeing:

New Werner Herzog
New Catherine Breillat
New Roy Andersson ("You, The Living")
"Choke"
"Towelhead"
New Takashi Miike

And maybe 10-20 others...

[schoolofruckus]

Dear Criterion Collection Newsletter subscriber,

We’ve got some exciting news for this fall, and we wanted you to hear it first.

Our first Blu-ray discs are coming! We’ve picked a little over a dozen titles from the collection for Blu-ray treatment, and we’ll begin rolling them out in October. These new editions will feature glorious high-definition picture and sound, all the supplemental content of the DVD releases, and they will be priced to match our standard-def editions.

Here’s what’s in the pipeline:

The Third Man
Bottle Rocket
Chungking Express
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Last Emperor
El Norte
The 400 Blows
Gimme Shelter
The Complete Monterey Pop
Contempt
Walkabout
For All Mankind
The Wages of Fear

Alongside our DVD and Blu-ray box sets of The Last Emperor, we’ll also be putting out the theatrical version as a stand-alone release in both formats, priced at $39.95. Our Blu-ray release of Walkabout will be an all-new edition, featuring new supplements as well as a new transfer; we will also release an updated anamorphic DVD of Nicolas Roeg’s outback masterpiece at the same time.

Interesting that films like Bottle Rocket (not available previously on Criterion) and Chungking Express (not available on Criterion since the days of laserdisc) are being used to roll out their Blu-ray line. I also didn't think it was feasible to get much of an improvement on the average Criterion transfer, so it'll be interesting to compare these ones with their DVD counterparts. I also can't imagine the sound will benefit on most of these films (since a lot of them were recorded in mono).

[PotVsKtl]

Anything shot on film for which a negative exists would benefit greatly from a Blu-ray release.

[PotVsKtl]

I expect a full report on Mr. Lonely.

[schoolofruckus]

Anything shot on film for which a negative exists would benefit greatly from a Blu-ray release.

Fair enough. I have to confess to never having watched a film in Blu-ray, so my thoughts on the matter originated within my own ass.



Mister Lonely isn't opening up there yet?

[menikmati]

well for blu-ray and HD in general, the film negative is just scanned at a higher resolution, so yes Blu-ray/HD will greatly improve anything shot on film, for viewing wise at least.

[PotVsKtl]

Film is higher definition than 1080p. An HD transfer of anything shot on film is going to be full 1080p resolution and therefore inherently better.

EDIT: What menik said.

[PotVsKtl]

In other words Chungking Express is going to look fucking glorious.

[schoolofruckus]

I am shamefully ignorant (though, now, slightly less so) in matters of projection and conversion between formats. I was mostly just trying to say that Criterion's DVD's already looking fucking amazing in nearly every case.

Chungking Express is definitely the title on that list that excites me the most. If Criterion could somehow acquire Fallen Angels and put that out on Blu-ray, I would be in heaven.

[PotVsKtl]

If Criterion could somehow acquire Fallen Angels and put that out on Blu-ray, I would be in heaven.

Kino International, distributor of foreign and indie films in the United States, will begin releasing Blu-ray titles this fall. Sources tell us that the first high definition title they will release will be Wong Kar Wai's 'Fallen Angels'. No technical specs or supplemental features have been announced at this time.

http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=1281

[schoolofruckus]

Fucking sweet!!! I'm proud of Kino for doing the right thing.

[wmgaretjax]

Mister Lonely opens in a week, yay.

[wmgaretjax]

I am shamefully ignorant (though, now, slightly less so) in matters of projection and conversion between formats. I was mostly just trying to say that Criterion's DVD's already looking fucking amazing in nearly every case.

Chungking Express is definitely the title on that list that excites me the most. If Criterion could somehow acquire Fallen Angels and put that out on Blu-ray, I would be in heaven.

Be ready for a shocking revelation. Those Blu-Rays are going to blow the DVDs out of the water. I only wish they would distribute them online for a little cheaper... Makes me sad because I've burned the entire collection (mostly) onto DVD...

[KungFuJoe]

I'm prepared for you all to rag on me, but hey, i like candy sometimes. What I mean is that I'm going to see "Speed Racer" today on the Imax. Was going to hit it up last night, but my friend decided he wanted to go, so we're going at 3:45 today. Hope it's good.

if i had gone last night like planned I may have ended up in this video.

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[iv3rdawG]

Just saw Iron Man. It blew all of the Spider-Man films out of the water. Robert Downey Jr. is fantastic.

[paulb]

Just saw Iron Man. It blew all of the Spider-Man films out of the water. Robert Downey Jr. is fantastic.

did you see Tom Morello in it as a soldier? He gets blown away in it...

[ghettojournalist]

saw "Redbelt" yesterday. really liked it. it was interesting to see how all the double-crosses came into play and how deep they went. the cagey dialogue early on made me think "dammit Mamet", but it became more straight-forward afterwards. Chiwetel Ejiofor is great, Joe Mantegna is good, and it is nice to see Tim Allen in a decent film and act with a bit of subtlety.

[KungFuJoe]

I'm not ashamed to admit it. I got high yesterday, saw Speed Racer & thoroughly enjoyed it. Sure the script was as thin as the critics say it is and the dialogue was atrocious at times, but the cast does a fabulous job of selling it. However, it's a kids film, so you have to take that into consideration a bit. Sureley there are more intelligent films for kids out there, but this is the kind of popcorn entertainment kids will eat up. Those of you with kids might enjoy taking them to this movie. My main complaints with the movie is that it's a bit too long & overly sappy at parts. There's a good message for the family at it's core, but it gets a bit to sentimental. The little boy that plays Spridle nearly steals the show, but it's Mathew Fox who totally takes the reigns of the film. His Racer X is spot on from the cartoon. It's refreshing to see him play a different role & be such a bad ass. Christina Ricci is cute as Trixi & Emile Hirsch fills in his role as Speed well. Goodman & Sarandon are endearing also. The mst positive thing I can say about the movie is that despite it's flaws & it's length it moves along fairly well. There's enough action to keep your eyes glued to the screen & ass in the seat. The special are effects are remarkable. It's truly a marvel to look at. Though not as good as "Iron Man" it certainly delivers more on the action and is certainly a movie in which I can get behind a sequel. The Wachowski's did a good job of bringing this silly cartoon to life.

[stinkbutt]

did you see Tom Morello in it as a soldier? He gets blown away in it...

I thought that was funny and I'm pretty sure Serj was another one of the soldiers. I liked how they threw some Ghostface in on the plane cause you know he's Iron Man

[ghettojournalist]

yeah, they had to throw Ghostface a bone after cutting his cameo from the film.

kungfujoe, Peter Travers from Rolling Stone said that Speed Racer is totally a stoner film. glad you took him up on his suggestion of getting high before watching it.

[Jenniehoo]

We saw Mister Lonely tonight and it was wonderful. I'll let Gabe do the run down because it's what he does best, but it was special and unique. I was shocked at how much I loved it and how the characters were so relatable despite the strange and original concept. The writing captured the good and bad of human nature in a really innocent way and visually it was simple and pretty.

[rage patton]

I just saw the new Harold and Kumar. It was funny, and I enjoyed it. But it wasn't as good as the first, however I wasn't expecting it to be so it's all good. That is all.

I thought that was funny and I'm pretty sure Serj was another one of the soldiers. I liked how they threw some Ghostface in on the plane cause you know he's Iron Man

Tom Morello, Serj Tankian and Ghostface are all in Iron Man? I wasn't planning on seeing it... but maybe now I will. But wait... those guys were in it... but Ozzy wasn't? What gives?

[schoolofruckus]

Mister Lonely.


Of all the things I thought were possible going into Harmony Korine's first film after nine years of filming backyard fistfights and cavorting with David Blaine, one that I wasn't counting on is that it would be so.....conventional.

I mean that entirely as a compliment, albeit one that is steeped in relativism. The only way a film that tells the story of an isolated community of celebrity impersonators - interspersed with vignettes about a pack of nuns who inadvertently learn to skydive without parachutes - could possibly be called conventional is if it emanates from the mind who brought us Gummo and julien donkey-boy. Yet here we sit, watching Michael Jackson as a Paris-dwelling busker being adopted by Marilyn Monroe, who lives with her husband Charlie Chaplin and their daughter Shirley Temple in a community that is also called home by James Dean, Madonna, the Queen of England, and Abraham Lincoln. And in addition to boasting a polished aesthetic in both the visuals and the storytelling, the film indisputably radiates with something that Korine's detractors have frequently (and incorrectly) accused him of lacking: sympathy. His gaze always lands on people that the rest of the world would be happy to forget about - residents of a tornado-ravaged, industrial small town; a schizophrenic boy who is the least eccentric person in his broken family - and Mister Lonely is definitive fucking evidence of just how deeply he cares about his characters. The film is an ode to faith, the bonding power of community, and, ultimately, the virtue of self-discovery. It looks long and hard, loving but not naive, at both the profits and the price of selflessness - the way that living a vicarious existence can bring out both the beauty and the ugliness in a person's spirit. But I just can't get over how goddamn successful Harmony is in bringing his incredible sensibility to such a poignant, entertaining film. His own juggling act - keeping his brilliant and entirely unique vision in the forefront of a film that should be perfectly digestible (if not delicious) outside of the snobbiest of film circles - is a perfect compliment to the theme of cultivating self-identity.

The only shame is that this film wasn't released 5 years ago when independent films were still making relatively decent money, so that Harmony could find easy funding for his next project. I never thought I would say this, but accessibility suits him rather well.

[whynotsmile99]

so no one saw "The Fall" yet?

I really want to see this. Big fan of "The Cell"

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[schoolofruckus]

I'm in the same boat. I'm hoping I can catch it at the Arclight before I leave town on Friday.

[PotVsKtl]

That's pretty much what I was expecting after the surprisingly normal Mr. Lonely trailer. Well, let's say "hoping for" rather than "expecting." It seemed like a pretty tall order for a man whose previous contributions to the art of cinema included getting drunk and trying to make out with a deformed male midget.

Speed Racer is pretty fucking exciting.

[C DUB YA]

I love that video of Speed Racer reactions - there is a dude dressed as Racer X.

HAHAHAHAHHAHA - nerd alert!

the movie average by the way. Money better spent on Iron Man.

[wmgaretjax]

I'm excited for the Korine.

[Stefinitely Maybe]

Louise and I went to see Speed Racer at Mann's Chinese Theater on our last night in LA. It was like being stabbed in the eyes with rainbows. I enjoyed it, but it was not necessarily an experience I need to repeat.

Anyway, has anyone discussed the Donnie Darko sequel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._Darko) yet? If not, I think we should discuss it. Is there any chance of it actually being a good film? I doubt it. It's a shame it's being made.

[thestripe]

Louise and I went to see Speed Racer at Mann's Chinese Theater on our last night in LA. It was like being stabbed in the eyes with rainbows. I enjoyed it, but it was not necessarily an experience I need to repeat.

Anyway, has anyone discussed the Donnie Darko sequel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._Darko) yet? If not, I think we should discuss it. Is there any chance of it actually being a good film? I doubt it. It's a shame it's being made.

This is going to be terrible. I just read that Arcade Fire is scoring it.

[PotVsKtl]

No, they're scoring the next Richard Kelly movie. He has nothing to do with the Donnie Darko sequel. However, interestingly, and coincidentally, they are both going to be terrible.

[C DUB YA]

yep

[atom heart]

unnecessary sequels ++

[whynotsmile99]

I just watched Nothing But Trouble. It was awful.

The cheesy Tupac's group song at the end was great, however

[amyzzz]

I don't get why a Donnie Darko sequel needs to be made. The movie is an end unto itself.

[downingthief]

Louise and I went to see Speed Racer at Mann's Chinese Theater on our last night in LA. It was like being stabbed in the eyes with rainbows. I enjoyed it, but it was not necessarily an experience I need to repeat.

Anyway, has anyone discussed the Donnie Darko sequel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._Darko) yet? If not, I think we should discuss it. Is there any chance of it actually being a good film? I doubt it. It's a shame it's being made.

Dear God. The description of the movie sounds even more awful than I imagined.
Here's to hoping funding gets pulled...

[Yablonowitz]

No, they're scoring the next Richard Kelly movie. He has nothing to do with the Donnie Darko sequel. However, interestingly, and coincidentally, they are both going to be terrible.

Nothing gets Pot's dander up faster than a good Donnie Darko namedrop.

[ghettojournalist]

any "Donnie Darko" sequel is just a cheap attempt at a cash grab from a cult film, made even moreso due to the filmmaker's non-involvement.

Kelly's new film is called "The Box" and it stars Cameron Diaz.
the fact that Arcade Fire is scoring it just makes it weirder.

[thelastgreatman]

Mister Lonely.


Of all the things I thought were possible going into Harmony Korine's first film after nine years of filming backyard fistfights and cavorting with David Blaine, one that I wasn't counting on is that it would be so.....conventional.

I mean that entirely as a compliment, albeit one that is steeped in relativism. The only way a film that tells the story of an isolated community of celebrity impersonators - interspersed with vignettes about a pack of nuns who inadvertently learn to skydive without parachutes - could possibly be called conventional is if it emanates from the mind who brought us Gummo and julien donkey-boy. Yet here we sit, watching Michael Jackson as a Paris-dwelling busker being adopted by Marilyn Monroe, who lives with her husband Charlie Chaplin and their daughter Shirley Temple in a community that is also called home by James Dean, Madonna, the Queen of England, and Abraham Lincoln. And in addition to boasting a polished aesthetic in both the visuals and the storytelling, the film indisputably radiates with something that Korine's detractors have frequently (and incorrectly) accused him of lacking: sympathy. His gaze always lands on people that the rest of the world would be happy to forget about - residents of a tornado-ravaged, industrial small town; a schizophrenic boy who is the least eccentric person in his broken family - and Mister Lonely is definitive fucking evidence of just how deeply he cares about his characters. The film is an ode to faith, the bonding power of community, and, ultimately, the virtue of self-discovery. It looks long and hard, loving but not naive, at both the profits and the price of selflessness - the way that living a vicarious existence can bring out both the beauty and the ugliness in a person's spirit. But I just can't get over how goddamn successful Harmony is in bringing his incredible sensibility to such a poignant, entertaining film. His own juggling act - keeping his brilliant and entirely unique vision in the forefront of a film that should be perfectly digestible (if not delicious) outside of the snobbiest of film circles - is a perfect compliment to the theme of cultivating self-identity.

The only shame is that this film wasn't released 5 years ago when independent films were still making relatively decent money, so that Harmony could find easy funding for his next project. I never thought I would say this, but accessibility suits him rather well.

I don't believe a fucking word of this praise. Not a word, Gabe.

[schoolofruckus]

Disbelieve all you want. But there is a movie called Mister Lonely; it is about the things I said it's about; and it is wonderful.

[bleep]

i saw Lars and the Real Girl last night. it was funny at first, but then it got hokey real quick and accelerated into a terrible mess. Emily Mortimer's and Patricia Clarkson's characters were the only bright spots for me.

[kreutz2112]

which one of those girls was the girl from Match Point? That was an excellent show that I need to watch again.

god the board sucks tonight.

[bleep]

which one of those girls was the girl from Match Point?
Mortimer (who played Lars's sister-in-law). In Match Point, she was the wife of the cheating hubby.

[kreutz2112]

right. god I love that show.

[thewindowliquor]

any "Donnie Darko" sequel is just a cheap attempt at a cash grab from a cult film, made even moreso due to the filmmaker's non-involvement.

Kelly's new film is called "The Box" and it stars Cameron Diaz.
the fact that Arcade Fire is scoring it just makes it weirder.

I read about this movie about 5 years ago. Apparantly, he's been trying to get the money together to make it for quite some time. I guess the only reason he got enough money to do Donnie Darko was because somehow Drew Barrymore got ahold of the script and really liked it.

[ghettojournalist]

Mortimer is also good in "Redbelt".

[Young blood]

Awesome. srsly. I would kill everyone there and steal it and program it to do thyne bidding.

http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/14/must-watch-animatronic-wall-e-spotted-in-la/?=rssfeed

[TomAz]

hey

how come I'm Not There wasn't released on Blu-Ray?

[davrone]

I've always had a thing for Emily Mortimer. Mrrrow...

[whynotsmile99]

thanks again for getting those Racounters tix David. You were damn lucky man!

Red Band Tropic Thunder Trailer . looks great

http://www.tropicthunder.com/restrictedgate/site.php

and a clip of "The Happening" which doesn't.

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809921595/video/7827805

[chairmenmeow47]

a donnie darko remake would be retarded.

i wish there was an "old movie" movie corner, lol. cause i watched adam's rib (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041090/) this week. i really enjoyed it. i'm not a big hepburn fan, though i have yet to see lion in winter and i hear she's pretty good in that. but generally, she just comes across as someone who should have been a stage actor and not a movie actor. it's too over the top. however i liked her in this. probably because the role demanded someone like her. i also liked spencer tracy. the twist at the end really took me off guard; seemed a bit jarring for the time. two thumbs up from me though :)

[Benis23]

I just watched Princess Mononoke, touted by Blockbuster as "the Star Wars of anime." I couldn't really get into it, though, for some reason. I much preferred Spirited Away.

[whynotsmile99]

Wow, Teeth was amazing. I loved it. Perfectly rode the line of dark comedy/horror.

[Down Rodeo]

I just watched McCabe & Mrs. Miller last night, and I was quite impressed. Altman really does destroy all the nostalgic myths about the old West. This is definitely a movie I'll have to watch again at some point.

[wmgaretjax]

Mister Lonely is the best movie I have seen this year as far as my memory serves me. I'll write a full review later, but suffice to say Gabe was spot on.

[thelastgreatman]

Oh, well if Jared thinks it's good... then Gabe was definitely full of shit. Nice work.

[KungFuJoe]

I'm going to have to see Mister Lonely. As it stands right now Boarding Gate & Funny Games are probably the best films I've seen so far this year. I also thoroughly enjoyed Iron Man, Forgetting Sarah Marshal, Speed Racer, CJ7 & the Warlords.

Those who like epic war films should definately peep "The Warlords" when they get the chance.

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Suprisingly, the new Mummy movie looks like it could be a lot of fun too. Much better than "The Forbidden Kingdom" anyways.

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[wmgaretjax]

Oh, well if Jared thinks it's good... then Gabe was definitely full of shit. Nice work.

While I don't necessarily think you'd like it Randy, it's really fucking different from Korine's other films. A really serious departure. There is a plot, a very traditional plot.

[PotVsKtl]

Teeth is OK. Doomsday is terrible. Frontiere(s) has bad subtitles.

[thelastgreatman]

While I don't necessarily think you'd like it Randy, it's really fucking different from Korine's other films. A really serious departure. There is a plot, a very traditional plot.

Yeah, it certainly sounds like it based on the summary. Considering that Korine's never made a movie that even contained a plot--let alone a traditional one--I find this all hard to believe. Did you download my script btw? I've started just sending it out to people even though I'm not completely satisfied with it yet. Fuck it.

[wmgaretjax]

Yeah, it certainly sounds like it based on the summary. Considering that Korine's never made a movie that even contained a plot--let alone a traditional one--I find this all hard to believe. Did you download my script btw? I've started just sending it out to people even though I'm not completely satisfied with it yet. Fuck it.

Link? I don't see a PM, did I just completely miss a topic or post that had a link? Shoot it to me, and I'd love to give it a read through.

[thelastgreatman]

Here, the whole movie thread is welcome to have at it. http://www.sendspace.com/file/nal9gb

There are two partial new scenes that need to be rewritten a couple times in the first half and one combination of the first PTA scene and the school assembly that follows, but after three years in LA getting my ass kicked by this shithole and six more years behind that working on this thing all told... well, I guess I figured it's finally good enough to arouse the interest of anyone who would be interested in the perfect final product anyway, so I figured I'd stop putting it off.

You're all welcome to download it and use it to mock me if you like. I recommend ignoring whatever instincts you have to bail on it within the first 40 pages though. Oh, and since people frequently comment that the dad character is unbelievable even though he's probably the most exact rendition of any of the people from my life in the script, just imagine Jack Nicholson reading all his lines. That seems to help people understand all the cursing better.

[rskapcat]

We watched King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters last night. It was funnier than I expected, but also sad in that "regulars at the karaoke bar on Saturday night" way. I never thought I would care so much about the outcome of an arcade game.

[schoolofruckus]

I just watched McCabe & Mrs. Miller last night, and I was quite impressed. Altman really does destroy all the nostalgic myths about the old West. This is definitely a movie I'll have to watch again at some point.

YES.

Mister Lonely is the best movie I have seen this year as far as my memory serves me. I'll write a full review later, but suffice to say Gabe was spot on.

YES.

My tops of 2008 to this point are....kind of thin, actually.

Mister Lonely
Paranoid Park
(steep drop-off)
Snow Angels
Funny Games
Cloverfield
Redbelt

That's really all I've seen in theaters. I still want to catch The Fall, My Blueberry Nights, Jellyfish, and Boarding Gate. And I hate that I missed U2: 3D while it was in IMAX.

Other than the top two on my list, I would have to say that 2008 is off to a sluggish fucking start.

Oh, well if Jared thinks it's good... then Gabe was definitely full of shit. Nice work.

I have to agree with Jared that you would probably not like it. But we're telling the truth - Harmony has made a movie that plays by the rules. It's an astonishing accomplishment.

[wmgaretjax]

Mister Lonely
Paranoid Park
(steep drop-off)
Snow Angels
Funny Games


Basically.... yeah

[thelastgreatman]

Well, in theory Paul Haggis's reader will be handed my script tomorrow. But that's coming from someone who's very LA to me, so odds are they're lying/they'll fuck it up.

[wmgaretjax]

Well, in theory Paul Haggis's reader will be handed my script tomorrow. But that's coming from someone who's very LA to me, so odds are they're lying/they'll fuck it up.

I don't much care for him, but that's good news I imagine, if it happens.

Ideal scenario Randy, someone digs your film a hell of a lot, do you have any intention of directing (or any experience for that matter), or are you just interested in writing?

[roberto73]

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead was okay. I guess. I'm fairly apathetic about it. Ethan Hawke and Philip Seymour Hoffman were predictably great, and I always go into a Sidney Lumet movie wanting to like it, but I guess I'm just tired of the gimmicky rewind/fast-forward/let's-splinter-the-chronology thing. I'm all for doing unconventional things with narrative structure, but at least make sure it has a point. In Devil, it didn't really add anything that we couldn't have gotten if the movie had been structured in a linear fashion.

I'm willing to concede, however, that Vantage Point may have soured me on this narrative device forever.

[thelastgreatman]

I don't much care for him, but that's good news I imagine, if it happens.

Ideal scenario Randy, someone digs your film a hell of a lot, do you have any intention of directing (or any experience for that matter), or are you just interested in writing?

I'm probably gonna try to hold out however long it takes to direct and act as well. A big part of the method by which I plan to pull in lots of free media coverage ('cause how the fuck would we possibly advertise the thing) is just from the angle that a 25 year old wrote, directed, and played himself in an autobiographical movie about his past as a high school drug dealer. Also the movie only REALLY works if it's me up their on the screen, wherein watching it with that knowledge turns an already unusually "meta" take on how the story unfolds and doubles that significance. The question of just how much of what's happening is really the true story of Rich's senior year and how much is actually the true events being warped by the force of his "story" is a really nifty little twist to the whole thing, I think.

[chairmenmeow47]

finally saw iron man, wish i hadn't. i didn't know anything about the iron man story other than what the song has told us though. i just didn't give a crap about anything that was going on. the suit was kinda cool, that's about it.

watched juno which was alright. rented la vie en rose on the advice of my parents but apparently juno broke the video cable on my DVD with it's heavy-handed "we're not the normal teen pregnancy story" themes or something cause it wasn't working last night, lol. i'm more excited to watch that though.

[downingthief]

On the advice of a friend, I rented "I'm Not There". He didn't like it, actually. But, he thought with me being a musician, and A Dylan fan, I would enjoy it. He was right...

I know this film has been butchered some on the board, but I really enjoyed it. So many "biopics" are formula, and this one definitely wasn't (part of the reason why I didn't like "Walk the Line" as much as others). Performances were top notch. Blanchett proved once again to me that she is the best actress on the planet. There is no part she cannot play.

[wmgaretjax]

On the advice of a friend, I rented "I'm Not There". He didn't like it, actually. But, he thought with me being a musician, and A Dylan fan, I would enjoy it. He was right...

I know this film has been butchered some on the board, but I really enjoyed it. So many "biopics" are formula, and this one definitely wasn't (part of the reason why I didn't like "Walk the Line" as much as others). Performances were top notch. Blanchett proved once again to me that she is the best actress on the planet. There is no part she cannot play.

I don't remember it being butchered. It was one of my favorites from last year.

[downingthief]

I don't remember it being butchered. It was one of my favorites from last year.

Maybe too strong of a word. Just recall some regulars not liking it.

And, yes...one of the best in 2007, even though I saw it in 2008. I would rank it as my 3rd favorite movie from last year. Behind No Country, and Blood.

[chairmenmeow47]

On the advice of a friend, I rented "I'm Not There". He didn't like it, actually. But, he thought with me being a musician, and A Dylan fan, I would enjoy it. He was right...

I know this film has been butchered some on the board, but I really enjoyed it. So many "biopics" are formula, and this one definitely wasn't (part of the reason why I didn't like "Walk the Line" as much as others). Performances were top notch. Blanchett proved once again to me that she is the best actress on the planet. There is no part she cannot play.

i got this for my mom for mother's day since she's a big dylan fan, but none of us have watched it. if nothing else, i know i will enjoy cate. i realized how much i love her after watching the indy trailer this weekend. her presence on screen makes me excited :)

[SFChrissy]

I don't think I've evern been in here before...

Totally want to see "I'm Not There"...the video store has been out of it everytime I try to rent it.

Took the kids to see Speed Racer last weekend and it totally SUCKED!!! Rented "The Deep" 1977 the other day...movies were corny back then but it was a nice flashback to my childhood

Saw Ironman last night...I love RDJ's attitude/personality...he's such a luviecochprickcutehottie!!!

[TomAz]

hey

how come I'm Not There wasn't released on Blu-Ray?

come on smart people.


here. I'll rephrase the question (since There Will Be Blood doesn't seem to be coming out on Blu-Ray either).. what drives a studio to decide whether or not to release a Blu-Ray edition? I mean in this day and age isn't it the obvious thing to do? ("this day and age" being defined as "since December 2007" which is when I got my BRD player).

[wmgaretjax]

come on smart people.


here. I'll rephrase the question (since There Will Be Blood doesn't seem to be coming out on Blu-Ray either).. what drives a studio to decide whether or not to release a Blu-Ray edition? I mean in this day and age isn't it the obvious thing to do? ("this day and age" being defined as "since December 2007" which is when I got my BRD player).

it makes sense that a lot of films aren't showing up on Blu-Ray,particularly for films that aren't on everyone's radar and don't seem to "demand" HD quality. If the Blu-Ray thing actually pans out, meaning downloadable content doesn't overpower it significantly, it'll eventually show up on Blu-Ray.

[thelastgreatman]

Also by holding back what can be considered "collector" editions of home film releases the studios have a chance to land double sales to any hardcore fans who will buy the incredibly basic version when it first comes out, then the hi-def or director's cut lo-def in a couple months, then the director's cut in hi-def with 9 hours of bonus footage no one could possibly standing watching AGAIN in six months.

[TomAz]

I'm skeptical of the whole "downloadable" thing. I mean sure it will become the norm eventually but we might be like 5-10 years away from that. I think it's like less than half the US that currently has broadband in their homes. Plus for downloadable to really work broadband capacity will need to expand greatly -- we're not anywhere close to a reasonably priced mass market for T1 lines, I don't think. Downloadable movies today are so compressed you can really see the difference. Making something of the quality of a standard DVD, (let alone BRD) downloadable would require huge widenings of everyone's pipes. And I think people care about video quality a lot.

[Young blood]

bit torrent.

[thelastgreatman]

Expect the next wave of broadband sooner than you think. TV will be turned into nothing but watch-what-you-want-when-you-want viewing when the cable companies switch to a higher yield method of transmission via new kinds of optic cabling, and we're about due for another jump in speed.

To wit, blu-ray won't be eliminated by downloads because they need to keep a gap between the quality available online and the quality available through overpriced physical copies playable only in overpriced players. The ruse will work for a while until the pirates figure out a way to display blu-ray quality on a regular computer and there's a reasonably efficient method of sharing the ripped blu-rays, which shouldn't be so hard after the next upgrade in broadband speed. I can't wait to see how much faster than expected pirates crack this shit though. The film industry is probably hoping to get at least five years out of the blu-ray gap, and I don't think they're gonna even make it to four before somebody figures out a way to at least share the immense blu-ray files to be directly burned in a blu-ray DVD burner (figure what, two or three years before these special lasers become suddenly affordable?) if they can't get the full value on most monitors which they can't.

[Blinken]

I'm probably gonna try to hold out however long it takes to direct and act as well. A big part of the method by which I plan to pull in lots of free media coverage ('cause how the fuck would we possibly advertise the thing) is just from the angle that a 25 year old wrote, directed, and played himself in an autobiographical movie about his past as a high school drug dealer. Also the movie only REALLY works if it's me up their on the screen, wherein watching it with that knowledge turns an already unusually "meta" take on how the story unfolds and doubles that significance. The question of just how much of what's happening is really the true story of Rich's senior year and how much is actually the true events being warped by the force of his "story" is a really nifty little twist to the whole thing, I think.

It was an interesting twist I thought. The interactions between the dad and Rich were my favorite parts of the screenplay. The dialouge between the two was very good. The only part of it that i had trouble with, and it was probably just me, was Pistolette's rapid decline and how fast she was all over Sprak. But after what just pointed out about what really happened and part of the story, i can see the feelings between Rich and pistolette being part of the story and how Rich really wanted it to be. I really did enjoy it, i actually read it in one sitting the other night, it kept me pretty hooked. Good luck with Paul Haggis' reader, i hope it works out for you.

[thelastgreatman]

Thanks for the kind words, homie. As far as Pistolette's decline goes, well, you gotta take into account that the girl was seriously traumatized and basically is so jealous that her boyfriend rejected her for drugs that she decides she'll fuck drugs too. She turns from Rich to Sprak because Rich isn't the drug dealer anymore and so he can't possibly give her what she's come to interpret as affection.

The Pistolette part of the plot was by far the single biggest pain in the ass out of the whole thing, though. Easily responsible for at least 70 percent of the delay in rewrites. I really like the way her storyline goes after Rich gives her the bookbag, though. It's so incredibly pessimistic but goddammit if that isn't a painfully accurate depiction of the fucked up mess that is the modern American teenage girl.

[iv3rdawG]

(since There Will Be Blood doesn't seem to be coming out on Blu-Ray either).

http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/there-will-be-blood.html

[TomAz]

yeah I think I was thinking of the wrong movie

[Young blood]

The red band trailer for tropic thunder made me lulz

[wmgaretjax]

I had a little bit of trouble with Pistollete too. Same thing, but I could totally see it working with the right actress and easing back on the dialogue just a little bit (or ramping it up in spots, to play up how desperately she is attempting to fuck herself up). While I definitely see what you were shooting for, some of the awkwardness (the bad kind) between her and Rich was one of the few bumps that slowed me down reading through it.

I'll detail this all a little more in my email to you Randy.

[thelastgreatman]

It was really difficult getting her plot to play right, took so many revisions of every single fucking scene with her in it I can't even tell you. Some of the expositional conversation she has with Rich could definitely be a lot less ham-handed, that's something that's tortured me for years now. But I think getting lucky with a decent actress and maybe putting in a lot of time doing reads of the troublesome scenes to facilitate more natural speech would probably help a lot. To a certain extent she has to shine at least a little as more mature and funny or smart than any of the other female characters do or else it's less motivation for Rich to go as far as he does for her, but yeah I had to try to pull her back from sounding too much like a female Rich quite a bit.

Honestly though, the scene where she slobbers all over his face in the car at the end is possibly one of my favorite moments in the whole thing. That's a great beat, sophomoric or not.

[wmgaretjax]

It was really difficult getting her plot to play right, took so many revisions of every single fucking scene with her in it I can't even tell you. Some of the expositional conversation she has with Rich could definitely be a lot less ham-handed, that's something that's tortured me for years now. But I think getting lucky with a decent actress and maybe putting in a lot of time doing reads of the troublesome scenes to facilitate more natural speech would probably help a lot. To a certain extent she has to shine at least a little as more mature and funny or smart than any of the other female characters do or else it's less motivation for Rich to go as far as he does for her, but yeah I had to try to pull her back from sounding too much like a female Rich quite a bit.

Honestly though, the scene where she slobbers all over his face in the car at the end is possibly one of my favorite moments in the whole thing. That's a great beat, sophomoric or not.

yeah that scene definitely tied her together a lot for me as well.

As far as fixing her dialogue up goes, I wouldn't torture yourself much more about it. Tone it down a little, and then find the right person to smooth out the wrinkles through the readings and such. Someone that can make it their own will be critical in selling the part. I also concur about the scenes with the father, they were very visceral and real and incredibly tender.

[ghettojournalist]

totally loved "I'm Not There". number 2 of last year behind "There Will Be Blood".

just saw "Michael Clayton" and "The Orphanage". MC is brilliant. very well-done character piece. still don't see why Tilda Swinton was considered better than Cate Blanchett, other than her first appearance in the film, which is pretty brave.

loved "The Orphanage". similar ground covered in "Pan's Labyrinth", but considerably more "horror" than "fantasy". i also appreciate that a genre film can be thrilling and chilling without the extensive use of gore for flashing shock.

[Bosco]

Can someone please turn this into a movie?
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[chairmenmeow47]

Can someone please turn this into a movie?
UGTKGTs1jic

i thought they already did:

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=P

i think it would be cute to be the paper doll joan cusack for halloween.

[garrett222]

finally saw iron man, wish i hadn't. i didn't know anything about the iron man story other than what the song has told us though. i just didn't give a crap about anything that was going on. the suit was kinda cool, that's about it.

watched juno which was alright. rented la vie en rose on the advice of my parents but apparently juno broke the video cable on my DVD with it's heavy-handed "we're not the normal teen pregnancy story" themes or something cause it wasn't working last night, lol. i'm more excited to watch that though.

What isn't cool about iron man? He's now my favorite super hero.

1) He's Rich
2) He's a genius
3) He has no psycho issues from his past.

I want to BE iron man.

You know you want to be Juno now...

[Bosco]

i thought they already did:

BJTyElyPq-8

=P

i think it would be cute to be the paper doll joan cusack for halloween.

Oh jeeze, I forgot all about Toys...

Still, if I could be the old guy walking around with the giant umbrella, I think I would be the happiest person alive.

[chairmenmeow47]

What isn't cool about iron man? He's now my favorite super hero.

1) He's Rich
2) He's a genius
3) He has no psycho issues from his past.

I want to BE iron man.

You know you want to be Juno now...

i) have you
ii) EVER met
iii) BATMAN?!

ah yes, to be 16, knocked up and toying with a married man... how i envy her =P

Still, if I could be the old guy walking around with the giant umbrella, I think I would be the happiest person alive.

awww, i like this :)

[garrett222]

Ok, Ivy is it? If you could be anyone from any movie, who would you be?

[Mr.Nipples]

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[schoolofruckus]

I watched Dance Party U.S.A. tonight. I think it was my favorite mumblecore film so far, although it was a lot less similar to Mutual Appreciation (and other supposed contemporaries) than it was to All the Real Girls. It's a film about a Portland kid named Gus (a geeky reference that I just got as I wrote this), who makes a name for himself telling stories of using and discarding the girls around his high school. But an intimate night with the friend of a former conquest reveals a more complex side to his nature that belies his initially repellent qualities. Again, a perfect example of how a film can be visually and aurally top-shelf on a mostly non-existent budget, and with extremely fine, naturalistic acting. If you like All the Real Girls - including or apart from its jarring third-act twist - this one should go right to the top of your Netflix queue.

[wmgaretjax]

I watched Dance Party U.S.A. tonight. I think it was my favorite mumblecore film so far, although it was a lot less similar to Mutual Appreciation (and other supposed contemporaries) than it was to All the Real Girls. It's a film about a Portland kid named Gus (a geeky reference that I just got as I wrote this), who makes a name for himself telling stories of using and discarding the girls around his high school. But an intimate night with the friend of a former conquest reveals a more complex side to his nature that belies his initially repellent qualities. Again, a perfect example of how a film can be visually and aurally top-shelf on a mostly non-existent budget, and with extremely fine, naturalistic acting. If you like All the Real Girls - including or apart from its jarring third-act twist - this one should go right to the top of your Netflix queue.

Nice, i just ripped this last week and hadn't gotten the chance to watch it...

[Backwater]

I don't think I've evern been in here before...

Totally want to see "I'm Not There"...the video store has been out of it everytime I try to rent it.

Took the kids to see Speed Racer last weekend and it totally SUCKED!!! Rented "The Deep" 1977 the other day...movies were corny back then but it was a nice flashback to my childhood

Saw Ironman last night...I love RDJ's attitude/personality...he's such a luviecochprickcutehottie!!!

What is it with everyone hating on Speed Racer so hard?! It's a really good fucking movie. Just because it's not as good as Iron Man doesn't mean it's not good. The great cast and performances asisde, I would give it a positive review for the visuals alone. The colors man, the colors!!!! Try seeing it on acid then tell us it sucks.

[Backwater]

totally loved "I'm Not There". number 2 of last year behind "There Will Be Blood".

just saw "Michael Clayton" and "The Orphanage". MC is brilliant. very well-done character piece. still don't see why Tilda Swinton was considered better than Cate Blanchett, other than her first appearance in the film, which is pretty brave.

loved "The Orphanage". similar ground covered in "Pan's Labyrinth", but considerably more "horror" than "fantasy". i also appreciate that a genre film can be thrilling and chilling without the extensive use of gore for flashing shock.

Cate already won a couple oscars. Besides, just because she plays a different gender doesn't make it a great performances. Amy Ryan deserved the award more than anyone but I was glad Tilda won as she was my second place pick.

[chairmenmeow47]

Ok, Ivy is it? If you could be anyone from any movie, who would you be?

the T1000, LIQUID METAL PEOPLE!

and i watched harlod and maude the other night. GREAT movie, but my dvr cut off at the part where he drives off the cliff. IS THAT REAL OR NOT?!?!

[SFChrissy]

What is it with everyone hating on Speed Racer so hard?! It's a really good fucking movie. Just because it's not as good as Iron Man doesn't mean it's not good. The great cast and performances asisde, I would give it a positive review for the visuals alone. The colors man, the colors!!!! Try seeing it on acid then tell us it sucks.

My son and I had this conversation the other day. He doesn't understand why I don't like it either. I told him that to have an honest opinion about the movie, that I would have to watch it a second time...So innitially I didn't like it but I'm giving it a second chance.

As for "I'm not There"...I watched it last night and didn't get it? I thought this movie was about bob dylan. Did the different charectors protray his different personalities??? I don't know much 'bout him but I really enjoyed the soundtrack!!!

[wmgaretjax]

My son and I had this conversation the other day. He doesn't understand why I don't like it either. I told him that to have an honest opinion about the movie, that I would have to watch it a second time...So innitially I didn't like it but I'm giving it a second chance.

As for "I'm not There"...I watched it last night and didn't get it? I thought this movie was about bob dylan. Did the different charectors protray his different personalities??? I don't know much 'bout him but I really enjoyed the soundtrack!!!

Maybe you could give "I'm Not There" the same consideration you are willing to give "Speed Racer..."

[Backwater]

Indy 4 anyone?

I'm sure it's great but that triology has such sentimental value to me that I'm very apprehensive about seeing it.

[whynotsmile99]

Postal comes out soon. Uwe Boll's next masterpiece. It opens with a spoof of 9/11 and features Verne Troyer getting raped by a monkey.

Take the kids after Indy

[ghettojournalist]

As for "I'm not There"...I watched it last night and didn't get it? I thought this movie was about bob dylan. Did the different charectors protray his different personalities??? I don't know much 'bout him but I really enjoyed the soundtrack!!!

yeah, you kinda got it. i don't know about "personalities" per se, but they are portrayals of the different aspects of his public persona.

[schoolofruckus]

On my list of most-anticipated films for 2008, this one is either #1, or really close to it.

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[Stefinitely Maybe]

I've been excited about Southland Tales since I first heard about it, but I watched the first 20 minutes a few days ago and had to turn it off, because it just seemed totally unwatchable. Please be honest with me - DOES IT GET ANY BETTER AFTER THE FIRST 20 MINUTES AND SHOULD I PERSEVERE? Such a disappointment.

[roberto73]

I found Southland Tales bearable only after I stopped giving it my complete attention and started playing solitaire on my laptop. Perhaps not coincidentally, it took me about 20 minutes to get to that point.

[whynotsmile99]

On my list of most-anticipated films for 2008, this one is either #1, or really close to it.

rbAPI8yZ83s

woah I had no idea a trailer was out for this. This looks great!

[PotVsKtl]

Don't bother Stef. It's a piece of shit.

[thelastgreatman]

I've been excited about Southland Tales since I first heard about it, but I watched the first 20 minutes a few days ago and had to turn it off, because it just seemed totally unwatchable. Please be honest with me - DOES IT GET ANY BETTER AFTER THE FIRST 20 MINUTES AND SHOULD I PERSEVERE? Such a disappointment.

You should absolutely watch the rest of it--it's the bar-none single worst movie ever made. Why, you didn't even get to see Justin Timberlake do a musical number to The Killers. You're barely at the third level of hell, don't be a pussy.

[wmgaretjax]

woah I had no idea a trailer was out for this. This looks great!

It's not apparently....

[roberto73]

It's not apparently....

It played today before Indiana Jones in Santa Barbara. It was the oddest hodgepodge of trailers I'd ever seen: Benjamin Button, Kung Fu Panda, The Spirit, Wall-E, something called Eagle Eye (which looked unbelievably shitty), and strangest of all, Up the Yangtze, a documentary about the Three Gorges Dam. I think all the 8-year-olds in the audience will be flocking to that one.

[whynotsmile99]

It played today before Indiana Jones in Santa Barbara. It was the oddest hodgepodge of trailers I'd ever seen: Benjamin Button, Kung Fu Panda, The Spirit, Wall-E, something called Eagle Eye (which looked unbelievably shitty), and strangest of all, Up the Yangtze, a documentary about the Three Gorges Dam. I think all the 8-year-olds in the audience will be flocking to that one.

ha i got all those besides too up The Yangtze. Benjamin Button did look great, but jesus talk about showing the whole movie in 2 minutes

[KungFuJoe]

I think I'm in love.

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I also just watched An Empress and The Warriors, which I thought was fucking fantastic. Best film Donnie Yen has been featured in since HERO. It was a bit sappy in the middle, but the action was great. The story was barable, although I had to watch it with hilariously bad subtitles. I doubt it will happen, but I wouldn't be suprised if we were to see this film get the "Crouching Tiger" treatment here in the States if it were to be released.

Next on slate for the weekend is Mongol. the Russian film starring japanese master actor Tadanobu Asano. The Children of Huang Shi starring Chow Yun Fat, Assembly and Three Kingdoms:Resurrection of the Dragon. Despite disappointments like Fatal Move & Flash Point. China has some powerhouses this year.

That's right. I'll be spending my Memorial Day weekend watching Asian War & martial arts pics! I'll make time for Indy at some point though.

[wmgaretjax]

It played today before Indiana Jones in Santa Barbara. It was the oddest hodgepodge of trailers I'd ever seen: Benjamin Button, Kung Fu Panda, The Spirit, Wall-E, something called Eagle Eye (which looked unbelievably shitty), and strangest of all, Up the Yangtze, a documentary about the Three Gorges Dam. I think all the 8-year-olds in the audience will be flocking to that one.

Why can't I find it online with anything but Spanish subtitles dammit!

I have a ticket to see "Up the Yangtze" at SIFF here in Seattle. It's supposed to be great.

I saw my first SIFF film tonight, "Opium: Diary of a Madwoman." It was pretty fucking overwrought, the first quarter was great, but then I got sick of the schtick and wanted some sleep. It's gorgeous, but I wouldn't recommend it.

[schoolofruckus]

Indiana Jones IV was pretty much exactly what I was hoping for - a blast. Not perfect by any scorecard, but a lot of fun and largely (though not entirely) in continuation with the classic Indy movies.

I liked Shia LaBeouf. I did not like Cate Blanchett. The plot was cool. The gratuitous use of CG animals was not.

That's all I got.

[TomAz]

If God were just, Cate Blanchett would be having my babies.

I think "CG animals" means "computer graphic animated animals" but I'm not 100% sure.

[thelastgreatman]

computer generated.

[TomAz]

'brevity is the soul of wit'

[thelastgreatman]

" "

[mountmccabe]

'brevity is ... wit'

Fixed.

[thelastgreatman]

Brev. is wit.

[atom heart]

spoilerish!

The biggest problem I had with Indy IV was the premise. Which is pretty big. When I forgot that the Communists had a alien corpse I was fine with what was going on. I really liked the motorcycle chase through Cambridge and Yale. But every time that damn skull showed up I thought, What the hell am I watching? It's like The X Files or even Doctor Who. Cate was psychic but they didn't use that at all. I was almost ready to let it all go but

SPOLIER!!!



the SAUCER??!! I wanted to punch Lucas in the face.



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It was cool in parts but it added up to nothing in particular. A facile, CGI filled and unremarkable thriller.

[bmack86]

I watched The Lives of Others and The Ice Storm today. Both were good, and The Lives of Others was amazing.

[iv3rdawG]

Yes. I was mad when The Lives of Others beat Pan's Labyrinth at the Oscars a year or two ago. I hadn't seen The Lives of Others until 4 or so months ago and can now understand why it won. I would have rather had Pan's Labyrinth win though. Both are brilliant films.

[ghettojournalist]

i felt the same way dawG. i watched "The Lives of Others" afterwards as well and could also see why it was chosen. both are beautiful films in their own way.

[wmgaretjax]

Saw Cloverfield... It was fun, but kind of sucked as far as story and acting was concerned. Execution was awesome.

Saw "The Fall..." Very mixed bag.... Fucking stunning. Some of my favorite sequences ever put to film left me wishing he hadn't have restrained himself so much at other points... The humor was very awkward, and not in a good way. I wish he would have toned it down a little, especially in the first half. Really gorgeous though, definitely check it out. I hope his next film is a space opera...

[KungFuJoe]

Saw Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Suck yesterday. Boy did that movie suck so f-in hard. I seriously wanted to walk out after the first hour. I can't remember being so bored by an adventure film. Oh wait, The Forbidden Kingdom sucked pretty hard too. Well, if it weren't for the Forbidden Kingdom this would probably be my vote for worst of the year so far. This movie seriously showed how much of a hack Spielberg can be. Don't even get me started on Lucas. Perhaps he's more to blame here. That screenplay was horrendous. Sure, I wasn't expecting anything incredible, but campy or not I couldn't believe how freakin' cheap the jokes were in this flick. Some of the action sequences were ok, but not good enough to win me over for this one. I may get some flack for dissing on this so hard after being so pro Speed Racer, but I'll be damned if Speed Racer isn't an extremely better piece of entertainment.

So, once again, let me forget about Hollywood & talk about some quality Asian Cinema I watched this weekend.

1 - MONGOL -This may be the only review that serves you because it should hit screens here next month. It is a quality film about the rise of Ghengis Khan by Russian Dir. Sergei Budrov. I admired the film for keeping itself under 2 hours, however I think it could've benefitted from a longer running time. The film felt incomplete & rushed along. I'm unsure how historically accurate the film actually is, but either way it serves as an interesting character study. It is certainly the largest role Tadanobu Asano has been given & should bring him a wider international audience. He serves it well.
http://www.apple.com/trailers/picturehouse/mongol/trailer/

2 - CHOCOLATE - easily my favorite action film so far this year. I put a trailer up for it in my previous post. Yes, I'm in love. I didn't expect the next action superstar to come in the form of a female, but here she is! Jeeja is poised to replace Michelle Yeoh as the worlds leading Female Action superstar. Perhaps you can argue that Zhang Ziyi or Mila Jovovich hold these honors, but not since Michelle Yeoh have I seen a Female Martial artists perform such life threatening stunts. And her martial arts? Stunning. She is a thing of beauty. While she may not be Tony Jaa just yet, she certainly can compete against him. This film is tricked w/ some unforgettable stunts & fighting sequences. There are a couple of kicks delivered by Jeeja in this film that would definately have Mr. Jaa practicing his own moves. The comparisons of these two martial artists come natural as they both share the same master. Also, the same director of film. Prachya Pinkaew showed his worth to me with this film. Sure, he's no Luc Besson. His films are paper thin. they focus more on the action than any sort of story. With Chocolate however at least his premises are getting more interesting.

3 - An Empress and the Warriors - covered this before. I enjoyed it though I didn't care for the love story. It was a bit too "Robin Hood Prince of Thieves" at times. Great Donnie Yen film.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_H2mCqMuo4

4 - Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon If there is one thing this film achieved it was to stop my dislike for Andy Lau. Between this film & The Warlords Lau has finally won me over. I wouldn't say this film was great, but I wouldn't say it's terrible either. It lags a bit in the middle & I don't particularly like the character of Maggie Q. I was happy to see her in a bigger role, but I still didn't buy it. Andy Lau's character is what truly holds this film together. If you're in the mood for an epic ancient war film then by all means check this one out. Especially if the pics mentioned above are not at your disposal. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7chcjkbfdQ

5 - The Children of Huang Shi - I believe this film is playing in U.S. theaters now. I watched it at home. Well, half of it anyways. I couldn't really get into it. Wasn't buying it. I will finish it and give it a proper review in the future, but I assure you my lack of attention span for this film wasn't due to it's lack of epic battle sequences or martial arts. It's hard to hate on a film that seemed to have it's heart in the right spot. There was just something that wasn't flowing naturally in this pic. It may have been Jonathan Rhys Myers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_9mw9-C76c


sorry these reviews lack much depth. I don't think the lot of you care about them anyways, but I figured I'd share since I watched them all this weekend. I guess I could've left it at good or bad. oh well ......

[chairmenmeow47]

finally watched la vie en rose this weekend and i loved it!!! sometimes though with subtitles it's hard to tell if i'm really enjoying the acting as much as i would be if i could concentrate on the acting and not the subtitles. i really enjoyed this movie though. the girl who played edith was fun to watch. her singing as a young edith reminded me of a child such as gavroche in les miserables, it was very cute.

i think it's interesting the way you don't know she had a kid until the end. the piecing together of her life was a bit hard to follow, but other than that i loved the movie and want the soundtrack :)

[Down Rodeo]

I also loved Indiana Jones, and I thought Cate Blanchett was really hot in it. I was fine with the plot, but the ending was a little confusing. I didn't think they gave much of an explanation for what happened. Oh well, the movie was fun as hell.

[schoolofruckus]

It is not a film that withstands scrutiny. Or reflection once the end credits have begun. And part of me can't wait for Randy to throw up his hands, see it, and then take a punishing shit all over it.

But it was a fun Indiana Jones movie for most of the time it was playing. And thus, I have to defend it as I would an abusive relative.

[thelastgreatman]

No goddamn way in hell I'm giving Spielberg and Lucas another dime. I'll download that shit illegally when a decent rip comes out I guess, but I genuinely have practically negative degrees of interest in seeing it.

[Blinken]

Speed racer is very enjoyable if you are very high, it is a couple hours of pretty colors.

[garrett222]

i saw indiana jones and liked it. I didn't have much for expectations. The alien thing was pretty hokey, but it sort of worked. The worst thing was how beat up karen allen looked.

I watched Pan's Labrynth this weeknd, and it was pretty good. I have some serious issues with it, but overall it worked.

[chairmenmeow47]

i saw indiana jones and liked it. I didn't have much for expectations. The alien