Split = 10/10 Go see it!!
Lol. Best advice I've had all week
Rogue One- best SW film
Since Empire.
I Am Legend- just saw this. Pretty good action, fell apart in what I assume was the last act.
Since Empire.
I Am Legend- just saw this. Pretty good action, fell apart in what I assume was the last act.
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The book's ending of I am legend was better imo.
First off, if you watch movies like Song2 does, you will be never be able to truly appreciate the art of film. Watching movies on laptops while surfing the internet is a waste of time. The cinematic experience is essential. Get in the car and drive to the theater. It's like going to church. You're going to surrender yourself to something for a couple hours. There is just something about going somewhere specifically designed for watching movies. The big screen and the speakers. No distractions. Not saying you can't enjoy a movie at home, but it's the not the ideal environment.@Priziesthorse
Would you consider creating a thread on the "proper" way to view movies? I'm not sure how to word it but things like how to spot symbolism, why certain songs are played, why some characters do certain things and so on. I feel like when I watch Oscar type movies I'm usually disappointed but assume all the things that make it great go over my head.
If you really want to understand why certain films are lauded, you need to study the craft of filmmaking. Most people watch a film and aren't cognizant of why the camera is leading their eye in a certain direction. Every camera movement has a purpose. Different lenses influence how you interpret scenes. Then you can get into shot composition and how directors arrange a frame to communicate a specific message and feeling.
You can start here. I'd watch all that dude's Youtube videos. I also really like dvd commentary tracks with directors where they explain their thought process of why they setup scenes certain ways.
As for spotting symbolism, that all depends on what you're watching. Things might not be going over your head. It could just be that there is very little substance to modern movies. Comic book flicks really dumbed down our culture. You might have to look to the past for more meaning. I'd recommend watching an Andrei Tarkovsky film if you want to watch poetry in motion. His film Stalker is an existential masterpiece. All Stanley Kubrick films are masterpieces imo. There is a subtlety to them. He doesn't directly tell you something. He presents two sides of an argument. You might go into one of his movies believing something and coming out afterwards questioning that belief. There are still some modern masters like Paul Thomas Anderson. You ask why certain songs are played. I don't think anyone picks better music to capture a mood than he does. He uses the song from the Popeye movie in Punch Drunk Love. It's amazing. It creates a certain rhythm to the film. It's like a musical without any singing. Amazing.
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This is the single big meaniest post i've ever seen you make.
Speaking of Paul Thomas Anderson..
@Kneeblock , I recall that you really liked Inherent Vice. One of Paul's fav directors is Robert Downey Sr. Have you seen any of his films? He made these asburd counter-culture satires in the 60's/70's. As a New Yorker, I think you would appreciate them. If you want, I'd start with Putney Swope. It's probably his most accessible film.
Don Cheadles' character in Boogie Nights was named Swope as a hat tip to this film.
@Kneeblock , I recall that you really liked Inherent Vice. One of Paul's fav directors is Robert Downey Sr. Have you seen any of his films? He made these asburd counter-culture satires in the 60's/70's. As a New Yorker, I think you would appreciate them. If you want, I'd start with Putney Swope. It's probably his most accessible film.Don Cheadles' character in Boogie Nights was named Swope as a hat tip to this film.
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Help? There is a trailer that I saw a few times and I can't remember what the name of the film is. I think this guy gets a box (I think, I might be mixing that up with another trailer) and he thinks ghosts are just silly. He records what is happening to him, I think he starts out filming himself to disprove demons or whatever. I just can't remember the name of it. Not even a hint of it. I"m probably mixing stuff up from other trailers cause I watched so many looking for it. I don't think it was a popular film...maybe indie.
That film was almost an animated film went full retard with the parachuting cars and the wrench fight between Statham and diesel.
Good post, thanks for taking the time for all that. I'm going to check k out that guys YouTube videos and see where that leads me. As much as I lack the movie critiques eye I do agree about the lack of substance in modern movies. I find mtselfookimg for movies a bit older like the 80s for gems but this is something I've just started. For some reason I really want to watch 2001 Space Odyssey so that'll be up next at a time when kids are occupied. I got a good room downstairs set up for movies so that helps. I'm going to look through your bet movies of 70/80&90 and see what catches my interest.
I just finished Ex Machina. 3/5
Just when it was getting a touch bland the twist came and I thought it was worth it. Good movie.
Split 6.5/10
2001 is Scorsese's favorite film. It's crazy to think it was made in the 60's. It looks better than a lot of movies made today. Also has one of the greatest murder scenes ever.
I'd drastically change those best movie lists I made. I'd add Sweet Smell of Success for the 50's. Fucking amazing noir crime thriller about journalists in NYC. Real snappy dialogue.
We live in an age where they recycle the same old stories. You wanna watch some real original shit? There's a 1968 film called The Swimmer. It's set in this upper class suburb. A man appears in a bathing suit in this couple's backyard. He wants to go for swim in their pool. They live up in the mountains that overlooks the town. The man looks out and sees his home in the distance. He sees that there's a line of houses with swimming pools on his way home. He believes the pools form a "river" and wants to swim his way home. Amazing.
Some reviews of the film...
"Film critic Roger Ebert called The Swimmer "a strange, stylized work, a brilliant and disturbing one."[9]Vincent Canby in The New York Times wrote: "Although literal in style, the film has the shape of an open-ended hallucination. It is a grim, disturbing and sometimes funny view of a very small, very special segment of upper-middle-class American life". Variety said "a lot of people are not going to understand this film; many will loathe it; others will be moved deeply. Its detractors will be most vocal; its supporters will not have high-powered counter-arguments."[3]"
Split 8.25
Wow I'm surprised this was good the commercials look ridiculous.
Is split the one with the dude having tons of personalities? I haven't seen anything since Rogue 1. I was just splitting the 2 difference between the ratings of our comrades who had very different opinions...
I'll add that to my list. And yes I'm pretty bored of what seems like every other movie is a prequel, sequel, remastered or just a redo of a flick from the past. I didn't know 2001 was the old, I assumed early 80s. Either way it's up next I'd say.
You must be feeling a little generous with that 8.25. Not saying it was bad it was just predictable to say the least. Except the ending that was cool. Don't want to ruin it for anyone unless somebody asked me to ruin it and I will be pleased to do so
" Why him?" 8.5/10. That was funny
I have a feeling you won't like 2001 lol. It's pretty experimental. There's no dialogue in the first and last 20 minutes of the film.
I'll report back here one I watch. I just like sci-fi and I have always seen that on lists.
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Shit, I got some work to do. I've been blowing my time on audible and studying.
I've seen Manhattan and Rebel without a Cause.
Did you randomly choose the older films here?