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Glad to hear you enjoyed it, @DaltonCraig007. I received my blu-ray a couple of days ago. I want to watch it, and the extras and deleted scenes, soon... (I saw the movie twice in theatre.)
As for Steve Carell blowing your socks off... Well, he can be a better actor than most of his roles give him a chance to be. Have you seen Foxcatcher? If yes, what did you think?
(McKay's new - potentially next? - movie just got sold, and I'm already looking forward to it. http://deadline.com/2016/06/jennifer-lawrence-adam-mckay-theranos-legendary-pictures-1201777992/ )
I'm hoping McKay will give Carell another good drama role... and cast Bale in scenes with him (unlike in TBS). Please, please, please... (Sometimes I think I should join twitter. Hmm.)
Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell. A silly and boring "romantic comedy". Nowhere near as abysmal as movies like Laws Of Attraction (Julianne Moore & Pierce Brosnan), or This Means War (Reese Witherspoon & Tom Hardy & Chris Pine), or Failure To Launch (Sarah Jessica Parker & Matthew McConaughey) - all of which I abhorred. This was merely bad.
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
Will Ferrell, Emma Thompson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Queen Latifah. Directed by Marc Forster. I saw this when it came out. I like the premise, and it still worked well.
Kinsey (2004)
A good biographical drama. Liam Neeson plays Kinsey, a pioneer in sexology, and Laura Linney plays his wife - both are excellent.
The King Of Marvin Gardens (1972)
Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn. At times interesting, at times boring. Not sure what the heck to make of it. Not bad, but I can't say I enjoyed it much.
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A couple of Scorsese movies:
The Age Of Innocence (1993)
It's been a long time since I saw this - sometime in the 90s I suppose. Very lush, beautiful looking movie. At times it was like watching a recital of Wharton's novel with a visual backdrop, in other words slightly boring and stuffy, but thank goodness for DDL and Michelle Pfeiffer, both of whom were excellent, and the suppressed romance actually was believable. Winona Ryder was lovely as usual, but didn't have much to do really, and that relationship seemed empty to begin with, which must have been intentional.
Taxi Driver (1976)
This classic turned 40 not long ago. It's been a long time since I saw this as well, and I appreciated it far more this time around - including stuff like cinematography, camera angles and score. DeNiro was excellent in one of his best roles.
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Shaun The Sheep (series 1: 40 episodes)
So clever, so well done, so fun. Fabulous stuff.
Peaky Blinders (season 3: 6 episodes)
Is this getting better, or is it just me? And Cillian Murphy plays the complex main character in complex situations so well. Helen McCrory is also excellent. A great cast in general, and such a great looking series, too.
After 'Beasts of No Nation' overtook 'Munich' as my all time favorite film, I think 'Last Samurai' has now joined my top 3. I don't tear up often, but this film is one of most awe-inspiring and beautiful film I've seen in my life. Tom Cruise delivers a career defining performance, Edward Zwick has never done a better job (and he already was an immense director for making 'Blood Diamond'), Hans Zimmer delivers the best soundtrack of his career and Ken Watanabe plays one of the most likeable supporting character I can think of. The film is filled with mesmerizing moments of intense emotions in the middle of breathtaking locations. The action scenes, especially the village attack and final battle, are fantastic. The rest of the cast is also very good, including Katsumoto's son, Uijo and Timothy Spall as Mr. Graham.
Just one quote:
"Too many mind. No mind."
I was bored and was looking for something to watch. And for quite sometime I've been intending to see this film that made John Travolta famous. So, I put on Saturday Night Fever and decided to see what is so much that people are attracted to about. Sure, I wasn't expecting a Grease, and fairly to speak it was nothing like the latter other than involving some dancing and Travolta's character hanging out with hooligans. It's not a super film, and is somewhat a time killer. I say it was fine. Not supreme, not great, but average-to-good.
To kill more time, I put on its sequel, Staying Alive. Well, yes, like critics claimed to be, it was abysmal. I can't believe Stallone went on to write this, and the film has everything what I didn't like about the 1980s cliches and pop culture (intensely despised that department). So there. Watched these two, and I doubt if I'll ever revisit them again.
Lovely homage to Universal and Hammer monster movies with amazing animation and Martin Landau's brilliant voice work (that ignorance speech can be made about the real world as well). Furthermore, anyone who has ever had a pet will find this Burton flick to be moving too.
Hadn't seen this film in a few years, so I was reminded pretty quickly how this is one of my favorite war films. Stunning directing from Ridley Scott, an all-star cast, fantastic music from Zimmer and some of the most intense and hardcore battle scenes I can think of. It's basically 2.5 hours of utter mayhem. I can see the similarities between this film and Michael Bay's '13 Hours'. Both are insanely intense films. I'll also need to rewatch 'Fury' and 'Lone Survivor' in the next few days.
Little known early 90's thriller starring Rob Lowe & James Spader. Spader's character, Michael Boll, is a clean as a whistle numbers type (accountant?) who never taps into his inner dark side. Lowe's character, Alex, is a drifter & risk taker who he runs into. Alex shows him how to live life & be assertive, but eventually things get out of hand, and Boll's life and career are jeopardized. It's predictable, but far better than 2008's Deception, which basically stole a lot of its ideas. Worth a watch for the leads, who do a good job.
Inception (2010)
I have been doing a bit of a mini Nolan-thon of late, having recently gone through The Prestige, The Bat trilogy & Interstellar. Each of these films has blown me away, so I thought I'd rewatch his successful sci-fi heist thriller.
This is typical late Nolan fare, which means it's complex, has lots of exposition, features incredible sets & realistic effects & superb acting performances. The first 20 minutes of this film alone confirm for me that James Bond would be child's play for Nolan. Almost beneath him. The suspense, coolness factor & class of the opening scene is as good as anyone non-Bond has done outside of MI & True Lies.
Leonardo DiCaprio gives an amazing performance as Dom Cobb, master dream 'extractor', and even Joseph Gordon Lewitt (who I'm not much of a fan of) is tolerable as his partner in crime. Marion Cotillard is supremely seductive, sultry & frightening even as Cobb's wife Mal - she needs to be in a Bond film asap. Tom Hardy is super cool as identity thief Eames, and is the only one who holds a candle to Leo in the charisma dept in this film. I'm afraid Cillian Murphy disappoints (imho) as executive Robert Fischer, the target of the mind theft. I know he's been suggested as a potential Bond here, but I stand by my earlier assessment that he doesn't have the gravitas for a leading spy role. Hans Zimmer, as always, lives up to his reputation as one of the best in the business today.
If you haven't seen this film, I suggest you get it and be prepared to be impressed. This is masterful conception and execution from Nolan.
I loved Inception
I think it's one of Leo's best performances. That scene where he tries to stop his wife from jumping out of the window is heartrending.
I think it's one of Nolan's best films. Yeah the action is a bit dull and the OHMSS climax is derivative but overall it's a cool concept expertly put on screen.
I must admit when I first saw it I couldn't decide whether it was the coolest SF film in years or the silliest film ever made.....
Both this film and Interstellar show Nolan has a knack for telling these relatively complex, existential & original stories in interesting ways, while still making them successful. I don't know another filmmaker out there who can do it as well as him right now. That's why the Bat trilogy was such a landmark achievement. It must have been child's play relative to what he achieves here. He hasn't sold out, yet, and I respect him for that.
The car chase/shootout in dream phase 1 (or was that phase 2?) was a work of art, as was the aerial fight in the hotel in dream phase 2 (or was that 3?). I agree that the OHMSS tribute was so-so, but I'll still take it over some of the action in the latest Bond flick.
Army of Shadows (1969)
Great french movie about underground resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied France.
This movie really reminded me how much i love french movies. Army of Shadows is certainly a part of my favourite french films.
Other favourites:
- The 400 Blows (1959)
- A Prophet (2009)
- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
- Léon: The Professional (1994)
- A Man Escaped (1956)
- Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)
- Rififi (1955)
- Le Samouraï (1967)