Review the last movie you viewed (NO LISTS) V

[GirlsAloudFan]

Originally Posted by deep Baggo Billgo

I feel...thin.

Sort of stretched, like...butter scraped over too much bread.

[corianderstem]

Since there was love expressed for The Sweet Hereafter, a Russell Banks book, did anyone see Affliction with Nick Nolte? Man, that was harrowing. (Also, another excellent book.)

[LemonMacPhisto]

Originally Posted by deep you gave it some stars I think it was your last sentence, that left me with the impression, of less than enthusiastic.

Oh, okay. Like Laz said, I think film lovers would appreciate it a lot more than the average filmgoer, but there's enough there to entertain everyone.

I would recommend Short Cuts for your 2nd

Thanks, I was leaning toward that one as well.

[LemonMelon]

Originally Posted by Lancemc And how the hell did Happy Feet win an Oscar? Fuck that movie.

Agreed 1,000,000%. The music was the only bearable part. That, and the animation wasn't terrible.

[lazarus]

Originally Posted by corianderstem Since there was love expressed for The Sweet Hereafter, a Russell Banks book, did anyone see Affliction with Nick Nolte? Man, that was harrowing. (Also, another excellent book.)

Another great film. I think Nick Nolte was really robbed of an Oscar that year (Roberto FUCKING Benigni?!), though it was nice that Coburn won.

How's Banks as a writer? I haven't had a chance to read any of his work.

[No spoken words]

Originally Posted by lazarus Another great film. I think Nick Nolte was really robbed of an Oscar that year (Roberto FUCKING Benigni?!), though it was nice that Coburn won. How's Banks as a writer? I haven't had a chance to read any of his work.

He's great. Both books referenced here were outstanding.

[deep]

I saw two movies last night


Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

I was hesitant going in. I did not like the Johnny Depp, Fear and Loathing movie , all that much. I was concerned this would be in that vein.

Well, it was a decent documentary. Hunter, was a bit of an enigma. There is a lot of video and film of him. There are interviews with contemporaries, his ex-wife, son. I believe this the best anyone could do with him. I have a much better feel for him now.

7/10


Trumbo

Adapted by Christopher Trumbo from his Off-Broadway play about his father, "Trumbo" is a witty, angry and verbose documentary about screenwriter Dalton Trumbo. After citing the First Amendment and refusing to testify during the McCarthy Senate hearings on communism, Trumbo became one of the Hollywood 10, imprisoned for political beliefs and forced to give up their livelihoods - or write using assumed names. Trumbo, belatedly recognized for "Roman Holiday" and "The Brave One," among others, was finally able to put his name on a film when Kirk Douglas championed him with 1960's gladiator drama "Spartacus." Using Trumbo's letters, statements, speeches and scripts, director Peter Askin creates a rich portrait of a cantankerous, principled man of words. Michael Douglas, Liam Neeson, Joan Allen and David Strathairn are some of the actors giving staged readings, though Donald Sutherland's passionate rendition of a speech from Trumbo's 1971 film "Johnny Got His Gun" (based on his novel) is worth the price of admission.

I lifted some one's review.

I think this is an important film.
If you have seen, "Good night and Good luck"

well, these are the real people, paying the real heavy price.

8/10

Gonzo, was more entertaining? This film is more significant.

[corianderstem]

I think I've read 3 of Banks' books. I really loved both The Sweet Hereafter and Affliction, but didn't care for the third one I read, The Rule of the Bone.

[u2popmofo]

Intolerable Cruelty - Saw this a few days ago. Someone once told me this was the funniest movie they'd ever seen. I now think that person is an idiot, but it was still extremely entertaining and fairly humorous on its own right. Interesting characters and plot. Not exactly the best Coen bros flick, but still decent enough.

The Darjeeling Limited - Watched this last night. In retrospect, it's probably a bit samey in plot as Wes Anderson's other recent films (extremely quirky rich characters find themselves inside of a plot mixing every day life and the fantastic), but I still found it quite enjoyable. As with all of his films, it's extremely interesting to just watch and see how he frames shots, colors used, etc. If you're a Wes Anderson fan, it definitely satisfies. If you're a guy, it's worth seeing for Natalie Portman's "acting" in the opening short....

[lazarus]

Agree with your remarks re: both films, u2pm. Intolerable is better than most modern, generic comedies, but by Coen standards its a bit subpar. Clooney is as funny and cartoony as he was in O Brother, though. And yeah, whoever said this was the funniest movie ever has a screw loose, or hasn't seen Lebowski, Caddyshack, Yong Frankenstein, Airplane, etc.

Darjeeling was a bit of an improvement over Life Aquatic as an overall film, but not sure if it had as many memorable scenes. Still, credit to Wes that he stepped away from the zany extended cast of misfits and focused on jus a few relatively normal chars. One thing to point out, I was a tad put off by the travelogue nature of the setting, which seemed a little British Empire colonial at times (as opposed to American Empirical, the name of Anderson's productin company).

Btw, I'm writing this on my iPhone in the middle of A 2-day train trip. Becuz that's how much I care.

[LemonMacPhisto]

I was wondering why you sounded like Chekhov until the last sentence.

[deep]

Originally Posted by lazarus Btw, I'm writing this on my iPhone in the middle of A 2-day train trip.

I can barely, navigate and read on my iPhone.

You, punctuate, capitalize and spell properly, impressive.

[No spoken words]

Originally Posted by deep I can barely, navigate and read on my iPhone. You, punctuate, capitalize and spell properly, impressive.

Most impressive.......

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Originally Posted by lazarus Agree with your remarks re: both films, u2pm. Intolerable is better than most modern, generic comedies, but by Coen standards its a bit subpar. Clooney is as funny and cartoony as he was in O Brother, though. And yeah, whoever said this was the funniest movie ever has a screw loose, or hasn't seen Lebowski, Caddyshack, Yong Frankenstein, Airplane, etc. Darjeeling was a bit of an improvement over Life Aquatic as an overall film, but not sure if it had as many memorable scenes. Still, credit to Wes that he stepped away from the zany extended cast of misfits and focused on jus a few relatively normal chars. One thing to point out, I was a tad put off by the travelogue nature of the setting, which seemed a little British Empire colonial at times (as opposed to American Empirical, the name of Anderson's productin company). Btw, I'm writing this on my iPhone in the middle of A 2-day train trip. Becuz that's how much I care.

Oh, and, moron, where is your trip to/from?

[anitram]

Originally Posted by deep and speaking of S H I will also recommend Atom Egoyan's "Exotica" it has a creep factor to it but, things are not always what they seem.

Exotica is excellent.

As is Felicia's Journey - I am not sure how many people have seen that one but it is almost as good and definitely worth seeing.

The last thing I saw of Egoyan's was Ararat, which I thought was pretty bad. Disappointing, because the story is very compelling but not well known considering the scope of the calamity that happened.

Interestingly (or not), Egoyan was the keynote speaker at my undergraduate convocation and the lead actor in Ararat graduated at the same time, and was in a class or two that my best friend was in at the time. I don't think he had any real acting experience before (but fit the bill).