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Shyamalan lost me with SIGNS, did not want to watch his movies from there on.
Here's the thing. My opinion is not typical. A lot of the movies I like are not considered great films. And honestly, I haven't seen a lot of the classics, like Gone with the Wind of The Godfather. I've found that I appreciate style and suspense. If you've seen the movies listed below, you'll recognize a trend I think. I love animated movies and anime, but I'm going to exclude them from this list
In no particular order.
Sorry to Bother You
Colossal
Only Lovers Left Alive
Submarine
Point Break
Roadracers
Black Snake Moan
Pride, Prejudice, and Zombies
The Man with the Golden Arms
Empire Records
Speed
The Hitcher
Jane Eyre (2011)
Predator
The Terminator
Kill Bill
Sucker Punch
Tron: Legacy
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
Hot Fuzz
The Prestige
Inglorious Bastards
A Knight's Tale
Lady Bird
Speed Racer
Jumper
Looking at your list, if you haven't seen them already i would recommend The Matrix trilogy.
Nice to see someone else who has seen Colossal love that film but not many people seem to have seen it.
Booked tickets for my Wife and I for March 1st to see Alien.
It's being reissued for its 40th Anniversary. Ranks for us both as one of our very favourite films and we've always wanted to see it on the big screen.
If only they could do this as an in concert production, imagine hearing that fantastic Goldsmith score with a live orchestra, that would be heaven.
Very nice, I didn't know it'll be getting a theatrical re-release too, but I suppose that's no surprise. I know that same restoration is getting a 4K release in either March or April, I can't wait to see it.
I believe here in the UK and the States it's getting some screenings from what I've heard.
Yet to make the jump to 4K Blu-ray (have a 40" 4K TV) but this will definitely be one of those that would be getting the upgrade when I plunge into UHD waters.
Enjoy the dive to 4K whenever you make it! It was a good one; some of the films I see, it genuinely is akin to looking out the window, it's that lifelike and sharp.
This film is about the last years in the life of Vincent van Gogh, who is played by Willem Dafoe. It's a very quiet, serene movie, with several long scenes in which there is no dialogue, just silence as we see Van Gogh at work. One such scene is when he paints A Pair of Shoes. He enters his room --seemingly tired and cold, possibly ill and not staying at the best of places--, then he takes off his shoes and begins to paint them. Silence is useful in showing that while externally, nothing seems to be going on with him, his mind is highly stimulated as he sets out to pour his feelings and emotions into his work, his surroundings and dire financial situation being of no importance in those moments of inspiration.
Letting us imagine what it must've felt like to be Van Gogh is the film's main focus. For this, a variety of visual effects are interspersed throughout the movie. In some scenes, the images are bathed in strong, oversaturated blues or yellows. In others, the upper half of the screen is in focus while the lower half isn't. Also, in one scene, we see Van Gogh's feet as he walks in the open fields, and the motion blur on the yellow plants creates an enchanting effect that resembles a moving, living Van Gogh painting. It's all about conveying the idea and sensation that Van Gogh was remarkably sensitive and perceptive about nature, seeing beyond what most of us would, and always finding something new to analyze and dissect through his work. Some sonic effects are employed as well. Sometimes, dialogue heard by Van Gogh is repeated multiple times in succession, with slightly different wordings. Fairly frequently, incidental music suddenly cuts off. I must say to me there's something intriguing about that effect... the enforced return to silence makes said silence feel somewhat paradoxically "deafening", a quality which I intuitively associate with an altered state of mind.
Of course, the film deals extensively with Van Gogh's mental state. There is a tender and sad scene in which Van Gogh talks with his brother Theo about how sometimes he just loses the grip on things. Later, the painter talks with a doctor about the mutilation of his own ear, after which the doctor asks him to undergo extended psychiatric treatment. Both scenes feature some terrific dialogue which is both enigmatic and illuminating. We also get to see the primitive treatments for mental illness employed back in the day, and a great little moment in which a fellow patient explains the circumstances which led him to that place, and which have to do with his sorrowful wartime experiences. Later, we get a glimpse of Van Gogh's understanding of his own self, his skills and his gift for painting, in a fantastic scene in which Van Gogh converses with a priest meant to evaluate his mental state to decide whether he's free to go. The priest is played by Mads Mikkelsen, who is simply magnificent in his single scene in the movie. After the somewhat harrowing scenes of the mental treatment, there is a warm and pleasing quality to the relationship between Van Gogh and Dr. Gachet (Mathieu Amalric), who takes care of Van Gogh once he goes back to the outside world.
There are some vignettes that show the struggle of Van Gogh and other artists in Paris, as well as their financial difficulties. Considerable time is also devoted to the relationship between Van Gogh and fellow artist Gauguin, in which there is a degree of understanding but also a certain tension.
The film suscribes to the theory that Van Gogh did not commit suicide, but was instead shot, apparently in an accident. The movie ends with a beautiful shot of Van Gogh's dead body surrounded by his paintings.
In the end, Van Gogh's story is one of a person with such intense and clear perception of the world that it becomes an all-consuming obsession, one which results in great sadness and misery for him, but which at the same time he never quite seems to regret or lament, because it's what he excels at, and it's what defines him. The film is splendid at conveying this.
Generally, I don't feel like rewatching a film soon after having seen it. This time I'm kind of eager to revisit it already.
The Death of Stalin (Armando Iannucci)
Lean on Pete (Andrew Haigh)
Suleiman Mountain (Elizaveta Stishova)
If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins)
Museo (Alonso Ruizpalacios)
Sorry to Bother You (Boots Riley)
The Favourite (Yorgos Lanthimos)
Shoplifters (Hirokazu Kore-eda)
Roma (Alfonso Cuarón)
Happy as Lazzaro (Alice Rohrwacher)
And the 10 best older films I viewed for the first time in 2018 (again in random order):
Cold Water (1994, Olivier Assayas)
Northwest Passage (1940, King Vidor)
Blue Jeans (1917, John H. Collins)
The Lighthouse Keepers (1929, Jean Grémillon)
Lonesome (1928, Paul Fejös)
Applause (1930, Rouben Mamoulian)
Under the Paris Sky (1951, Julien Duvivier)
Holiday for Henrietta (1952, Julien Duvivier)
Comanche Station (1960, Budd Boetticher)
The Bravados (1958, Henry King)
It gets better for me every time I watch the film. Cavill has really grown on me as Superman.
Saw this last week at the cinema. My favourite movie of last year. Funny, sad, and sometimes thrilling. I saw some inspirations from Sorcerer (1977).
Krypton art design gets better the early scenes look fantastic, the film itself improves as I don't think many films in the genre post MoS really match up.
Reign of the Supermen not as good as the first part Death of Superman, something was lacking in Reign... , the animation seemed off. There were alot of nods to other classic DC moments though they were as subtle as a hammer. There were admittedly some great moments though not enough.
I rank MoS below Superman The Movie though both films are two of the best in the genre for me.
I enjoyed this one too. It's a tight little thriller.
Thanks for the recommendations!
you know I know this film has what 4 5 subtitles it's Highlander 3 the remake with Christopher lambert But a lot of bond films have near identical plots so perhaps I should relax
a few brief comments while I watch
Who is Connor talking to in the opening monologue?
WOW Mario Van Peebles looks ridculous
I do Enjoy Highlander's mentor in this one and that he Knows Rameriez
I have to say the cinematography is really good
the first sword fight was weak to say the least
As is the second
Third is alittle better
How in GOD'S name does the archeologist figure out who Connor is seriously?
Mario Van Peebles is eating up so much set they are gonna run out of it soon.
Over all this film is ok at best
Films I saw in 2019
1. Casino Royale
2. Licence to Kill
3. Beverly Hills Cop 2
4. Casino Royale 1954
5. Oliver Stone The Doors
6. Highlander
7. Moonstruck
8. Hitman agent 47
9. Highlander 3 The Final Dimension
10. Walk the line
11. Highlander 2
Highlander series
1. Highlander
2. Highlander 2
Bond series
1. Casino Royale
2. Licence to Kill
3. Casino Royale 1954
Jukebox
1. Oliver Stone The Doors
2. Walk the line
The thing I like most about that film is Deborah Kara Unger's -- uh -- charm. ;-)
Had to watch this at some point, and when I discovered it in full on Youtube yesterday, I just had to give it a go. And (unsurprisingly) the film is just as strange and camp as I expected it to be.
Neil Connery playing Dr. Neil Connery (what's that about?), is such a ridiculous character. How often will you come across a cosmetic surgeon using Tibetan hypnosis as anaesthetic – and who happens to be a champion archer? O.K. Connery certainly rivals CR67 in silliness, but it doesn't have the acting talents of David Niven and Peter Sellers to fall back on. It does however have a cast that includes Daniela Bianchi, Adolfo Celi, Bernard Lee, Anthony Dawson and Lois Maxwell.
The film sure doesn't reach the heights of many other spy genre films, other than being a novelty as far as cast goes, and the fact that it uses the Connery name and Bond craze of the 60's for all it's worth (and then some). The novelty factor is so strong however, that it's worth a watch.
Some "unique" costume designs in this film. B25, do not take notes!
Yeah that scene required multiple repeat viewings while alone for uhm research yes that’s right ;)