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I can't remember much about The Revenant because it's been a while, but he has more to say in the film if I recall correctly. It's another role where the man is almost unrecognizable. He truly is a chameleon.
A dwarf who can convincingly pull off being Bane must be a genius.
I don't care what people say, this is a FUN movie! Sigourney is really hot in this one too.
For what could have been a turbo charged remake, the violence isn't anymore graphic than the original. There might be more instances of violence, but it is done in the same way as the 1974 original. As a remake, it's hard to sum up. It mostly stick to the overall story, but makes a number of changes. I can't decide whether I like knowing more about Leatherface. Well, were going to know a lot more in the next film...
Also, I have to mention that moment when the Sherrif's car pulls up, and it is revealed that the Sherrif is play by R. Lee Ermey, you instantly know the situation is going to go from bad to dire. *cue flashbacks to Full Metal Jacket*
Chainsaw Rev-ometer:
1. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
2. Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990)
3. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
4. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
5. Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994)
I really like that film. It scared the hell out of me. I could feel the tension. I might even put it in the number 1 spot.
The whole thing was a masterpiece DD. That bear attack too didn't half make me wince. The realism of the battle scenes and effects were truly inspiring. Of all the films I have seen DiCaprio in? This for me is by far his best performance.
Ditto. Beats everything he's done with Scorsese, even though he already gave some really impressive performances in the films they did together. But in THE REVENANT he almost stopped acting and began living the story. You can see and feel the pain.
Stars: James Franco, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen
Crap film.
John Wick 2
The Accountant
Both Wick movies are highly recommended.
Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen don't make good films anymore.
When was their last good film ?
Picard's cameo steals the show. I think he killed a whole pack of mecha-Wookies in just twenty seconds of screen time there.
Just got back. Wow. This is a full fledged visual and aural masterpiece. Nolan drops the viewer in the thick of the action from the opening minute and it doesn't let up for the full 2 hr runtime. At the end of it all one feels like one has just survived the experience of war itself, as seen from the perspectives of a young private, a Spitfire pilot, a civilian sailor (with his son and young friend) & a British naval commander. This is a very different kind of film from recent Nolan entries. The narrative is sparse, and there is limited dialogue, next to no melodrama, very little exposition & nearly no blood on screen (which is surprising given what transpires in the film). What I found most impressive is that it keeps a distance from the participants, but is still is able to convey the fear, bravery, loneliness, hopelessness & horror of battle entirely through the visuals & sound. It's almost a curious mix of a historic documentary & a live computer game or theme park ride. Nolan expertly intersperses 3 timelines into the film (one week on the ground, one day at sea, and one hour in the air). The film is similar to Alfonso Cuarón's Gravity due to its visceral nature, but it's more clinical, and much less emotional. I like that, but I can appreciate that others may not. It's like the masterfully tense 'docking sequence' from Interstellar stretched out for the entire run time.
Nolan confirms with this film that he is a director of near unlimited creativity and versatility. It feels real, immediate & raw, & is refreshing because it doesn't have all the 3D trickery & over-processed CGI infestation which is all too evident in today's generic (and forgettable) blockbusters. It feels old school as a result. Hans Zimmer once again captures the emotion and mood perfectly with his pulsating ominous score. Newcomer Fionn Whitehead is definitely going places, and Tom Hardy again demonstrates that he can do more while wearing a face mask than any other actor.
I can't wait to see this one again. Highly recommended, and make sure you see it on the biggest screen with the absolute best sound system.
I agree.
The flaws are obvious; Venom was shoehorned in - and Eddie Brock is really just a meh character in the film, Gwen wasn't used well, the Emo Parker scenes are cringey, etc. However, the flaws don't ruin the film for me, and I think while it's weaker than the first two, it still fits in the trilogy nicely. I have always loved this trilogy, warts and all.
@FoxRox, after seeing Homecoming and thinking over all the past Spidey films, I actually agree with you. I have the feeling that the next time I see 3 I will like it more or at least appreciate it far more than I ever have before, though I don't think I've ever hated it, just was disappointed.
The Amazing Spider-Man films were a joke from most standpoints, especially in story and character, so in comparison to those two 3 is basically a masterpiece. What Raimi was able to do in 3, even under the gun of the studio, is actually pretty great. All the villains have clear motivations and you know exactly why they are doing what they're doing, Danny Elfman is on fire, the action is as beautifully choreographed as you'd expect it to be with that team (Spider-Man 2 still has the best action I've ever seen in a superhero film to this day) and there are attempts to tell very human stories throughout. Peter turns his back on all he'd built in the past films, Harry struggles to reconcile his past and what has happened between he and Peter, Peter considers a long future with Mary Jane and has finally made the effort to commit, and the connection to Sandman and Ben's death teaches Peter forgiveness while also giving him closure.
The recent string of bad superhero films, the last Spider-Man films included from Sony's loony film division really make it easy to go back and reassess and appreciate 3 for how it didn't fail in the departments so many movies like it do now. I think it makes a pretty solid trilogy, with 1 being fantastic and genre changing, 2 being a masterpiece of the medium that stands both as a genre picture and movie of its own, and 3 being a solid conclusion to the story they started in 2002.
It's funny you mention the one bit about Danny Elfman - it was actually composed by Christopher Young, who did a fantastic job picking up where Elfman left off in 2. It really does sound just like Elfman though! I really haven't enjoyed superhero films much lately (did not see Logan yet though), with The Dark Knight Rises, Deadpool, Thor 1, and The Killing Joke being the big exceptions for this decade (for me). The old Spider-Man trilogy is really special to me, and I really think 3 is one of the most underrated comic-book films ever. Like I said - obvious flaws, but lots of good that gets overlooked.
This is news to me. What was Elfman doing at the time that he couldn't take full duties?
The more I hear about this film the more I can't wait to see it.
Nolan is definitely one of the most exciting filmmakers around.
This guy would make an incredible Bond film.
Back to the Future Trilogy
I forgot how fun these movies are. I randomly picked this up in the store the other day and I'm glad I did! Of course there are some pretty big plot holes as the movies go on but it's such a fun trilogy that you can over look them.
Back to the Future
Back to the Future Part III
Back to the Future Part II
Dunkirk
I heard so many great things about this and I missed out seeing Nolan's Inception and Interstellar in theaters, so there was no way I was going to miss this one... I wish I did. I know I'm in the minority here but this movie was god awful. It's in no way like Nolan's directing style from his previous films. Throughout the whole thing I kept thinking, "Christ Nolan, what the hell were you thinking. This isn't you." Even Hans Zimmer's score was lacking. This was the first time I contemplated leaving the theater in the middle of a movie but decided to stick around since it's a Christopher Nolan film. The movie jumps around too much and has no character that we really get to know or care about. I will say that I loved the air to air combat. They looked wonderful and Tom Hardy's character was the only one I wanted to see more of. They could've made the whole movie about that and it would've been a thousand times better. Again, I know I'm in the minority but for me it was by far Nolan's worst film and, so far, is my worst film for 2017.
Central Intelligence
I finally got around to watching this for the first time. It wasn't too funny but entertaining enough. Overall a pretty forgettable film.
Life
This one had a vibe of the first Alien but a bit watered down from it. The alien was pretty creepy and original. I remember one of the things I kept hearing about this movie was that it has a "big twist ending." It doesn't. A big twist would've been finding out one of the astronauts was an alien the whole time but what we got was a typical horror movie twist ending. An overall decent movie.