control (by anton corbijn) - a minefield for disappointment and a multitude of differing opinions on the story and the approach, a biopic on a band is something to probably be avoided at all costs. as someone not that inclined to go beyond the music itself, ‘joy division’s story as presented in this film may or may not be accurate to a greater or lesser extent. it matters not, as there’s still some issues with the varying quality of the filming which almost tries to hard to iconic with the imagery (some of which is still stunning) and gets a little obvious with the timing of certain songs (love will tear us apart) for it to get too far towards the likely preconceived ideas that it could have turned out far more morbid and pretentious, and so it’s left a little too funy - almost a comedy - at times, but still works, still remains memorable, and still remains impressive enough to warrant watching and liking.
It was CASEY AFFLECK weekend here in Mississauga. IN terms of style and texture, THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSEE JAMES ... FORD may be one of my favourites this year, but in terms of fantastically sticky storytelling, my initial reaction to GONE BABY GONE is that it may just be the finest American film of 2007. Wow. WOW! It certainly makes me want to read more Dennis Lehane novels (I’m a big fan of Mystic River, but it don’t hold a candle to GBG.)
And now I want to see some top shelf director make a noirish gritty film starring CASEY AFFECK and JOSEPH-GORDON LEVITT. Are you listening Christopher Nolan? Pretty Please.
my (post-)apocalypse countdown continues with
the world, the flesh and the devil one of the early ‘last man on earth’ movies. This one has a racial focus. As the last man on earth who happens to be black meets the last woman on earth who happens to be white, he doesn’t want them to live together because “people might talk”. After a strong buildup with good shots of an empty New York, this particular moral dilemma makes the characters seem a bit silly but maybe for it’s time there was a point to it all.
soylent green overpopulation and pollution causing a slow decay of human civilization is maybe the most realistic kind of apocalypse for our world. It forms a poignant background to this police story made in a unmistakably seventies scifi style. I am not a fan of Charlton Heston but this movie is so good that not even he can mess it up
30 Days of Night - Well tempered in the fires of bleakness and has the Alaskan backdrop serve much more purpose than it did in say, Insomnia, but this another stab from the big budget realm of horror that acts like it’s out to make you REALLY squirm when in fact it’s just content to blow mildly on that envelope rather than give it the big push. A bit of a shame too because it has enough going for it outside the Carpenteresque Assault/Thing buzz that permeates plenty of the ‘hold up in a shack!’ stages. The chemistry between Josh Hartnett and Melissa George fizzles out on a rather swift note - which stymies most of their character potential given that reconcilliation often takes point as the main theme, yes bizzarely enough even over the big ‘un survival. Too many hanger-on supporting players who are just creeping around until they’re up for the chop highlights some of the overall weakness of the get from A to B to C to D then back to C plot, but it’s always cool shit when Mark Boone Jnr is around because you know he’ll have a 12 gauge handy. Vampire design was pretty nifty though I’m a mite bit fed up seeing kid zombies, vampires etc that are launched into the frame just so we can be ‘appauled’ when they get done in...cause I’d have them too without thinking twice if they tried to eat me! Above average yep but it just scampered over that line and no more.
Had a chance to see For All Mankind the other night. Really really good. I don’t know how I haven’t seen some of this apollo mission footage before...the high speed cam footage of the launch is friggin nuts. Brian Eno’s soundtrack really adds to the awe of the whole thing too. I think In the Shadow of the Moon is going to be playing here soon. Has anyone had the chance to see it?
Was disappointed I missed In Between Days playing at the university here. Gonna have to wait on the dvd for that one…
Good day. I am new to the Twitch forum. I cannot remember how I found out about this website, but I am glad that I did. I get information about the kind of films that I like to watch. I have been watching independent films of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Here are the names of films that I have enjoyed watching:
Severance The Host Pervert! Fanboy Sidekick Freak Out
Me and my roommate decided on a late night screening of Bug.
Baaaad decision. I’ve been meaning to catch this film after an overly enthusiastic review on the front page in the early summer. The performances are good i’ll agree, but everything about the story felt like a mediocre idea stretched far too long. Whoever originally planted the idea in my head that this was a horror flick was very confused. Well at least i’ve got a film to recommend avoiding…
I LOVE every paranoid crawling minute of Bug. Can’t recommend it enough (It was Canfield that posted the mainsite review). Hard to talk about without spoiling, but it is a uniquely paced and brilliantly acted claustrophobic film.
Just watched a bootleg copy of “The Mist” solid B-movie Horror, good twist and always glad to hear Dead Can Dance in a movie!
Also “This is England” fantastic portrayal of early 80’s UK, brilliant soundtrack, great performances from the cast.
Going to try and see Bladerunner on it’s limited release before the boxset arrives on my doormat in 2 weeks time. I was lucky enough to see the 10th Aniv re-release in 92, but the memory is a little hazy as I was coming down from rather good Ac1d at the time! actually, thinking back, it as perfect!!!
Best place to see a film is in the cinema, but with the chance of getting thru a movie without mobiles going off, talking, fights and any number of disrespectful activities by teenage scumbags, hellbent on ruining my viewing experience, I tend to avoid multiplexes and go far more arthouse venues, where the clientel respect other people’s desire to actually watch a movie and not use it as a frackin’ youth club! (rant over)
My first 3D-feature seen in a cinema, the technology seriously impressed me. No color loss as with green-red glasses but perfect 3D-picture. Well, as long as you keep your head straight, tilt a bit and you get double vision…
Movie-wise it was a “like” rather than a “love”. The silly nudity censorship, male and female, truly hurts the movie. I know it became necessary with the budget involved, but now it’s neither here nor there. It plays at being raw while not being it. For example, when it became known Beowulf would not be allowed to show his ehh… manhood on screen, they should just have him fight in his swimming trunks (shown elsewhere in the movie) instead of making the audience laugh at all the funny coincidences preventing you from catching the view.
And while I liked a lot of what they did with the story, the acting seriously stuttered and I blame some of that on the inconsistent quality of the CG. Many characters look as stone-faced mannequins, but now and then one would start to really act… and sometimes unfortunately over-act. The eyes are sometimes alive, sometimes dead, and sometimes fixed in an unnatural way so it looks as if they’re missing their goal. So tech-wise we’re there but apparently it’s still really really difficult.
No complaints about Angelina Jolie’s cameo though! Except that… it’s a cameo. Motion-tracking? They could have fabricated her minute-and-a-half out of past photo shoots!
The dragon is really awesome. As in: whoooaaa awesome. As in: forget any story flaws and WATCH THAT DRAGON!!!
So my advise is: go see this, but see this in a 3D-IMAX. Seriously, I liked the movie (but will agree it’s not for everyone) but I loved the experience of watching it with added depth…
My first 3D-feature seen in a cinema, the technology seriously impressed me. No color loss as with green-red glasses but perfect 3D-picture. Well, as long as you keep your head straight, tilt a bit and you get double vision…
Movie-wise it was a “like” rather than a “love”. The silly nudity censorship, male and female, truly hurts the movie. I know it became necessary with the budget involved, but now it’s neither here nor there. It plays at being raw while not being it. For example, when it became known Beowulf would not be allowed to show his ehh… manhood on screen, they should just have him fight in his swimming trunks (shown elsewhere in the movie) instead of making the audience laugh at all the funny coincidences preventing you from catching the view.
And while I liked a lot of what they did with the story, the acting seriously stuttered and I blame some of that on the inconsistent quality of the CG. Many characters look as stone-faced mannequins, but now and then one would start to really act… and sometimes unfortunately over-act. The eyes are sometimes alive, sometimes dead, and sometimes fixed in an unnatural way so it looks as if they’re missing their goal. So tech-wise we’re there but apparently it’s still really really difficult.
No complaints about Angelina Jolie’s cameo though! Except that… it’s a cameo. Motion-tracking? They could have fabricated her minute-and-a-half out of past photo shoots!
The dragon is really awesome. As in: whoooaaa awesome. As in: forget any story flaws and WATCH THAT DRAGON!!!
So my advise is: go see this, but see this in a 3D-IMAX. Seriously, I liked the movie (but will agree it’s not for everyone) but I loved the experience of watching it with added depth…
lo there, just noticed the poster of the icelandic film Börn in google image search and I just had to check who was hosting it (I admit I haven’t seen the film but hey, anything icelandic that pops up must be checked out being the icelander that I am). anywho looks like this site is right up my alleyway in film taste, a nice lucky find \o/ anywho no more off-topic…
Icymice: my thoughts exactly great main character and is it me or is the beginning of the film just flipping off the brits? ^^
Was recently engulfed in the anime series Mushishi that I would recommend to anyone, it really gives you a fresh new perspective of life and the meaning sounds like it’s been cut right out of a buddhist scroll. 26 episode drama anime with kind of a detective twist on nature.
Watched also Eastern Promises (dunno about that one, superb acting but how the film had 2 main characters both with equally important objectives made me feel every time the POV was changing that the plot was taking a de-tour rather than returning to an equally important path)
American Gangster (okay, didn’t shine as much as it should do tbh)
The Prestige (you understand what to look for and the ending is ruined which this movie is… beginning of the end)
Heroes (holy crap, I want to take those writers and slap a huge medal on their forehead, the ending of the first left me thinking wth would season 2 be about (and of course I was flat wrong) but season 3 starts with so many open doors (even without cross-season cliffhangers) that I hope I won’t get a headache watching the first episode)
After Mushishi I’m browsing my feed of anime again to try to dig up some gems I might have overlooked.
great main character and is it me or is the beginning of the film just flipping off the brits? ^^