Serious Movie Discussion

[YeahBee]

I got the Beat Takeshi trilogy yesterday

Boiling Point, Violent Cop and Sonantine

really lookign forward to viewing them

[georgekillian]

Originally Posted by Bullitt68

I'll give this thread a bump with a film I hadn't even heard of until I decided to record and watch it on a whim: November (2004)

It stars Courtney Cox and James Le Gros (the guy who kills Gary Busey and gets shot in the stomach in Point Break). Cox is a photographer who pretty much experiences three different scenarios involving a shooting at a convenience store. Having only seen it once, my brain is still recovering from the David Lynch-style butt-fucking courtesy of editor/director Greg Harrison. The screenplay is very inventive, but the way it was shot and edited really adds to the disorientation you the viewer feel as you're trying to piece together this intricate puzzle of a film (also, the sound design in the first "section" was unbelievable).

My Comcast synopsis described the film as an "involving mindbender" that "unraveled with Rashomon-like intrigue" and I think that is perfectly stated.

If you're in the mood for a good mystery or you just want to see an imaginative story told, I recommend being on the look out for November on IFC sometime in the future.

yeah is aw that one a couple of years ago and it's definitely a mind fuck of a flick. i usually hate courtney cox but she did a fine job in this.

[Sir Burton]

I haven't seen a good movie this year yet (I have been in Rome since Dec.) and I have given a few a try but to no avail. So, I went back and watched some of my favorite films that I can always see repeatedly (M, Do the Right Thing, Rules of the Game, My Life to Live, etc.).

Any recommendations for movies this year post-Oscar films would be appreciated.

[georgekillian]

Originally Posted by Sir Burton

I haven't seen a good movie this year yet (I have been in Rome since Dec.) and I have given a few a try but to no avail. So, I went back and watched some of my favorite films that I can always see repeatedly (M, Do the Right Thing, Rules of the Game, My Life to Live, etc.).

Any recommendations for movies this year post-Oscar films would be appreciated.

there hasn't really been anything spectacular this year so far, usually winter/fall are when the best films are released. for mainstream stuff iron man and forgetting sarah marshall were pretty good i thought. smaller stuff snow angels was ok, the remake of funny games was solid.

[gogoyomamma21]

Originally Posted by HuntersCreed

For real movie fans.
This thread isn't for:
-people that think Transformers was one of the top 20 greatest movies of all time.
-people that think Shia LaBeouf is a great actor.
-people who's only real opinions are that The Goonies, The Usual Suspects, Fight Club, Donnie Darko, Boondock Saints, Pan's Labyriinth, etc. are the greatest films of all time and that's all they can talk about. Though the forementioned films are great.
-people that Johnny Depp, Johnny Depp, Johnny Depp, blah, blah, blah, Johnny Depp.

This thread is for:
-people who know what a produer does.
-people who realize that explosions aren't the only thing that make a good movie.
-people who have seen a few indie films(ifilms) that few members of the general public have seen.
-people who know directors and their styles.
-people who know who one or more of the following are.
--Aaron Eckhardt
--Bruce Campbell
--Vincent DiOnofrio
--Terrence Malick

in other words this threads for old folks.. gottch ya

[Bullitt68]

Originally Posted by gogoyomamma21

in other words this threads for old folks.. gottch ya

Amazing how much ignorance can be packed into just one sentence.

Since when was old age determined to be a requisite for being knowledgeable about film?

[YeahBee]

Terrence Malick

talk about quality over quantity

I have not yet seen the RIchard Gere movie he did but man, Thin Red Line, The New World and Badlands are fav movies for sure

[YeahBee]

Originally Posted by AZGnP

Let's pick a fucking movie and discuss it!

Citizen Cain

overated piece of old garbage or deserving to top most lists?

Do people say they like it to seem hip?

Myself i was mesmorized, I watched jsut to say I had watched it, trully awesome

[Three Gun Fish]

Originally Posted by YeahBee

I assume you have seen Bittersweet Life?

one of my top 25 movies tbh

Refresh my memory on what that one is about?

Sometimes I have trouble separating foreign films. I have a friend who likes to throw marathons.

You know what is a good movie, completely switching genres and languages, it's PRIMER.

[YeahBee]

Bittersweet Life

an enforcer/night club operator is set to keep an eye on the mobsters young sweetheart, yadda yadda yadda epic revenge takes place

Intro scene
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