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Top 10: (Made this up fairly quick; I'm fairly certain this is my Top 10, and this is a quick write up of what I think the list looks like. Might need to see some of them again and do a little tweaking.)
1.) 'Mad Max: Fury Road'
2.) 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'
3.) 'The Hateful Eight'
4.) 'Spectre'
5.) 'Beasts of No Nation'
6.) 'Sicario'
7.) 'Ex Machina'
8.) 'Legend'
9.) 'Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation'
10.) 'The Revenant'
2. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
3. Spectre
4. Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
5. Blackhat
6. Sicario
7. The Martian
8. Run All Night
9. Ex Machina
10. Chappie
I haven't even seen the trailer in a very long time; is this one of those movies that would be great to go into knowing nothing about it? It's why it's hard for me to get interested in finally sitting down and watching it, I really don't know much about it at all.
I was really engaged untill there was about 25 minutes left, then the movie ran out of ideas. But still an ok/good movie. This should of been a 1h and 30 min movie as there isn't really that much you could do with a concept like this.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Fincher does mystery/suspense really well. This one had me at the edge of my seat.
Bridge of Spies (2015)
Another very good Spielberg film, with great performances from Hanks and Rylance. I also think that this film did a very good job capturing the late 50's
The Secret of Nimh (1982)
A good and pretty dark animation film.
Jurassic Park (1993)
The first time i saw this, i was a bit dissapointed. This time however i enjoyed it a great deal.
Great film. Matthew Vaughn and his creative team should make the next bond film.
Having just watched the extremely impressive The Revenant in theatres, I wanted to take another look at its Oscar competitor, George Miller's MM-FR. I saw it only once in the theatre when it came out, and was impressed by the sheer audacity of the visuals. I didn't know anything about the characters then (having not seen any of the Gibson films before) or the concept. I wanted to watch this again to see how it compared to The Revenant.
Thoughts:
My overall experience this time is very similar to how I felt in the theatre. This is a visual feast of a film. It's a splendid visceral, graphic and sonic experience. There's an intensity to the action and the colours (EON take note please) that really grabs you by the cojones and just doesn't let up, apart from a small respite about 2/3 of the way through when it comes to a halt for some reflection.
Essentially, this film is one big chase sequence, on the 'Fury Road' one assumes. Despite this simple premise, Miller and his cinematographer John Seale must be given credit for ensuring that such chase is incredible to behold and never boring. In fact, I'd say it's almost balletic in the way it's conceived and executed, with attackers on giant poles dangling 100's of feet above in fast moving vehicles, explosions all around the chased truck housing our heroes, and the most beautifully filmed desert landscapes this side of Lawrence of Arabia.
Tom Hardy impresses as the mumbling, grunting Max. His performance here is as different from his work in The Revenant as can be, but is still very compelling - the sign of a great actor. It's a physical role, and he's proven before that he can act his pants off with a mask on his head (in TDKR), as he does here for a portion of the film.
Charlize Theron is her usual emotional yet strong self, in another signature role for her. I was amazed at how she managed to appear quite attractive to my eyes even with her skinhead hair, missing arm and in relatively unkept attire.
The remaining supporting cast, including Nicholas Hoult, Riley Keough (she certainly has her grandad's charisma) and Hugh Keays-Byrne are all very solid.
Overall this is a must see 2015 film. Even if you don't like the violence, blood and gore, it's still epic film making and a supremely well executed premise. The plot is quite thin, but that's not the point - the point is to be blown away by the visuals, action and pacing, which this film delivers in spades. Very confident work here.
I think The Revenant is the better film and deserves to win across the board, but MM-FR has made me a Mad Max fan. I will definitely be watching this film again soon, and can't wait for the sequel.
I happen to like LeBon and Duran Duran, as well as Wild Boys. Their greatest hits is currently in my car. I agree there are similarities... indeed.
That's true. I could tell it was far more 'CGI infested' than The Revenant, which is why I'd prefer that film to win against this one.
Again, I was not aware of this, not being all that acquainted with the source material.
I agree. Die Hard, Matrix & Raiders of the Lost Ark should all have been nominated in their respective years. Truly unforgiveable that.
1. Mission Impossible Rogue Nation
2. Love and Mercy (it was so well done that as a Huge yes fan I wish a film could be made about my favorite band)
3. Spectre
4. Star Wars the Force Awakens
5. Avengers age of ultron
6. Sisters
7. Ant Man
Now this will likely change when i finally see Terminator Genesys, Man From Uncle, Taken 3, and Run all night
@cooperman2, how wrong you are: CG was used in 'Fury Road' for impossibilities such as stretching the landscape past where it went in real life, but the vehicles were all really built and driven and the stunts were real, including the "Witness me!" leap from the War Rig toward the beginning of the movie and the work of the pole cats.
Re: Arikara - yes, now that you mention it, I did notice it for sure. I thought nothing of it because I only caught it at the very start, and I was so wrapped up in the film at that point, but yes, now that you bring it back I recall being surprised by that.
One of my favorites overall, and the second movie I've come across during my first proper Tarantino marathon. The cast of characters is great, the jarred sense of story-telling is unique, the dialogue is spot on as usual, and actors like Samuel L. Jackson, Ving Rhames, John Travolta (not something I usually say), and Uma Thurman really, really shine in this. Now I've started up 'Jackie Brown,' and am ashamed to say that this is only my second viewing of it, so it's definitely my least-viewed Tarantino entry.
Speaking of, I loved 'Jackie Brown.' It has a great cast of characters, and I felt that the pacing was much better this time around (I remember it dragging at certain parts, but had no issues with it this time). Jackson shines in this one, as well. Looking forward to watching 'Kill Bill Vol. 1' here in a little while.
One of my favorites of Tarantino's, an absolute revenge-driven bloodbath that never ceases to impress or excite. QT plays lovely tribute to the samurai genre with this, with some wonderful nods to past classics, especially 'Lady Snowblood.'
Christopher Lee dubbed himself in the German version. Christopher Lee was also a huge fan of the book, to the point of bringing his own copy of the book to his recording and pointing out lines that he felt had to stay in the story.
From the obituary: He never failed to mention The Last Unicorn as one of his very favorite books, and as one of the movies he was most proud of having made. Indeed, he left me whopperjawed—as Mark Twain would have put it—when we were being interviewed together on Austrian television, and he announced, “Oh, yes, I simply couldn’t resist a chance to play King Haggard one more time, even in another language. “After all—“ and he looked straight into the camera—“it’s the closest they’ll ever let me get to playing King Lear.”
According to Beagle's obituary for Lee, Lee had given his blessing for an adaptation to be made after his death.
Christopher Lee: ...if, by the time you come to make your live-action version of your movie, I have passed on, do not let it concern you. I have risen from the dead several times. I know how it’s done.