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Disappointing.
Definitely agree on Nightcrawler. Bloody brilliant and one of the best of 2014. Gyllenhaal is proving to be one of the best and most versatile actors of his generation.
Gone Girl helped to confirm that I want Fincher on Bond (for a stripped down thriller) at some point down the line.
Foxcatcher (2014) Very good sports/drama film. I only knew Tattum from GI Joe and 21 Jump Street and Carrel from The Office, so I was astonished by their performances. I didn't know Tattum had it in him, he gives a class-a lesson in acting. The film is very serious, grim and dark, but it was not as as depressing as Million Dollar Baby (and I prefer Million... to Foxcatcher).
American Sniper (2014) Expertly made war film, and at Eastwood's age it commands respect. However, as good as as the film is, it does not hold a candle to Clint's work on his 2 Iwo Jima films. I thought 'Sniper' was too black and white, while his Iwo Jima work showed a lot of humility and understanding of the cultures and men of both sides of the battle. But Bradley Cooper delivers a stunning performance as the main character.
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
It concludes my Indython I started earlier this year.
Last Crusade obviously is the most popular Indy movie.
Back then 1989 which was the first "movie year" for me (age 15) and saw many classics like Lethal Weapon 2, Batman, LTK and others, I found Last Crusade to be absolutely fantastic and it was my favourite thing that year right after Batman.
Nowadays I see it differently. It's still a timeless classic of course but compared to Raiders Of The Lost Ark or Temple of Doom it finishes third in my ranking.
ROTLA clearly is my favourite Indy. It's iconic in every way and has the best Indy moments. TOD comes a close second as I always loved it, the relatively horror scenario was frightening the hell out of me back then and later when I re-watched it many times I absolutely loved Shorty and Willie and of course THAT James Bond opening!!
While Crusade is a masterpiece too, it lacks originality. Why the Nazi's again, why again a biblical artifact? Seemes a bit lazy and a rip-off of ROTLA.
And let's be honest, without Connery who gives one of his most memorable and iconic performances ever, Crusade would fall apart.
And now Crystal Skull. While I am glad they did it, it clearly is No 4 in that series.
Cate Blanchett who I adore and is good in everything is just wrong in that movie. And she tries as hard as she can to pretend that she's a mediocre actress.
There are many da-capo like sequences that could have been in any other Indy. They are all good but in the end it's not enough to undo the shambles of a story that eventually leads to an X-File scenario that has to be seen to be believed.
Really, at the end of the movie I expected a young Cigarette Smoking Man and William Mulder to appear to bury the evidence of that alien incident.
Shia LaBeouf...where was Chris Pratt back then for Heaven's Sake!
:P he would have been free, Everwood ended in 2006 Mr. Spielberg!
Final ranking:
1. ROTLA
2. TOD
3. Crusade
4. X-Files (aka Crystal Skull)
Whiplash (2014) Stunning film. JK Simmons gives the performance of a lifetime, and Miles Teller is mesmerising too. The musical scenes gave me a chill down my spine, absolutely riveting stuff. One of the best films of 2014.
The final fight in the kitchen of 'Raid 2' has to be one of, if not the greatest fight I've ever seen. Couple that with the epic fight between Rama and the baseball bat guy + the hammer girl, and you won't blink an eye for 15 minutes.
I don't know which of the two I prefer, the first is wall-to-wall action, but the sequel has better fights, and a more grand scope in terms of plot. But both films get a 10/10 from me.
Very good film but the music is not so good.
Seriously? It's almost as famous for it's music as anything else! Love it.
I'm with you, @Lancaster007. How can one not adore the zither? The name alone beckons you to become entranced in its musical melodies. I-)
Archangel (2005)
I first came across this movie ten years ago when Craig was first cast as Bond. Not being too familiar with his work at the time, I sought a lot of it out and remember kind of liking this flick.
I'm surprised by this, but I was drawn into it again (it has been years since I've last watched it). It's a pretty good piece of yarn with a bit of political intrigue, some wry humor and a few unpredictable moments. Daniel Craig is quite good in it also, as is the rest of the cast. It's ultimately just a little made for TV movie, but I would honestly recommend it if you are a fan of Daniel Craig outside of Bond or have any interest in the history of Stalinism in Russia.
Pretty decent action movie. I watched it because I had the soundtrack to it by John Barry. Stallone, Sharon Stone and James Woods are all awesome in this. It's nothing groundbreaking but I loved the opening sequence in Bogota. It reminded me of the PTS of NSNA. Woods was the highlight for sure. I recommend it. This is my favorite track from the score.
More like infamous for it's music. :)
It certainly didn't entrance me with it's dulcet tones... :)
I remember a shower sequence.... :-?
Good cast and all, but a bit overrated.
I love TLOHH! And Roddy never fails to entertain IMO.
One of my favs too. Not seen it a while, must see if it's on blu-ray yet.
Remember is a bleak film about an Auschwitz survivor with dementia (Christopher Plummer) who escapes his retirement home and goes on a transcontinental road trip to find and kill the Blockfuhrer that killed his family. Plummer is great in a rare leading role and the occasional dark humour mixes an otherwise dour film. Fellow old-timers Martin Landau, Bruno Ganz, and Jurgen Prochnow round out the cast.
Septembers of Shiraz aims to be an Argo-style Iranian Revolution escape thriller about a wealthy jeweller's family (Adrien Brody and Salma Hayek) whose ties to the Shah mean torture, persecution, pillage of property, and all the other fun consequences of revolution. I actually liked the cast- Shohreh Aghdashloo as the family's housekeeper with inevitably mixed loyalties is especially good - but overall the film came across as heavy-handed. Nevertheless, a standing ovation at its world premiere. Gerard Butler was there too as a producer - go figure.
Francofonia, just named Best European Film at the Venice fest, is a snobbish look at the history of the Louvre, narrated in Russian by the director himself and incorporating real-life documentary footage with dramatic re-enactments, animation, and incredible sweeping shots of Paris captured by drones. The main dramatic story is that of the relationship between the Louvre's director and the Nazi officer assigned to "protect" France's cultural heritage during the German occupation, ie. to ship everything to Germany. The director's philosophical and eccentric musings aside, this is a real treat.
The movie is strange and somewhat difficult to follow but I enjoyed it and somewhat understood the point of it. I like the Anthology feel to it. It might have been better if it focused on each one of the stories told as a whole then move onto the next one for a more tightly focused feel. Start in the past and work it's way up to the deep future. All in all, I liked it. Can I recommend it? Hard to say. I think it's a well acted film and there are lots of beautiful imagery to look at. I'd say it's worth one watch at least.
While I don't think it was particularly special, I was just glad to see a decent movie from Shyamalan again. He performs a lot better with a small story and setting to work with. It felt fresh to see the original story and unknown actors on screen. I didn't think it was that scary, but it was still interesting the whole way through, wondering what the crazy grandparents would possibly do next. It also managed to be occasionally funny, so that was nice. Like I said, I don't think it's anything great, but it's still the best thing Shyamalan has come up with in years, and it's worth a watch for its uniqueness. Here's hoping this step forward leads to more instead of one backwards in his next movie...
Got that beat. A school chum of mine is in the inquiry scene in Skyfall.