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Arrogant Nazi Space people.
"Do things our way or we'll blow you up."
Yeah, good on ya Klaatu. That shows us just how advanced and civilized you are.
It's the old "God Is Love, but if you don't do what He says you're gonna Burn" logic.



Last night I took a recommendation from http://www.aintitcool.com/node/35479 , and went and BT'd it.
A strange little movie. Weird sexual shenanigans in a Korean high school.
A Cyclops nerd, a Sailor Moon crossdresser, a transsexual hot chicks, pink blond dancing girls, a History teacher that needs to be punished. All in a very hypercolour cartoonish style.

Good wholesome family fun.
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Ahh heck, there's no subtitles in this, but just go with the flow.
The start involves a chain reaction of students announcing that they have a case of VD... but once that's done it gets fun.
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You're interpretation of "Day the earth stood still" is fun but innacurate.

The original film is a scifi classic and I don't think you get his message.

He was saying that if Earth wishes to be part of the greater galactic
community then it should refrain from taking it's pettty wars and
conflicts out into space where others live their lives in relative peace.

That's why they created the Gort robots to patrol space and make
sure that planets kept their hostilities on their own soil and didn't tip
them out into space..

I thought that was a very simple and effective message. Nothing
nazi about it. And I thnk it would be cool if aliens did exist that
they were like this and sent us a stern warning. Go Klaatu



PS I shall check out the film you reviewed.
 
Wow! ^ looks great.

I'm Not There
Very clever. Very well done. Great soundtrack. Great acting. Heath Ledger.
Cate Blanchett pointing out that she is the only one that has got any balls.
Lots of good reasons to see it. No good reason to be straight when you see it.
I am not a fanatic about Bob Dylan, the Beat Generation, Woody Guthery. I don't remember where I was when Robert Kennedy died. I had not been born, I wasn't there. (and I think that is part of the point of this biopic that is not a biopic). If you have many contacts amoung the lumberjacks, you will love this movie even more than I was able to. Shame there was no Jack Frost, though.

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Wow! Looks just like Cate!
 
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I just saw 3:10 to Yuma.

I had a few hours to kill while my car was being serviced, and I was tired of wandering around the shopping centre, so it wasn't like my decision was premeditated or anything. It seemed the best choice out of a bad bunch. I think I'd have preferred to just sit in a toilet cubicle than risk the likes of The Jane Austen Book Club, P.S I Love You, or The Waterhorse. Actually, I would rather be burnt alive than watch The Waterhorse.

3:10 to Yuma was a pretty bland experience. The story was at best dull, and at worst illogical. The ending makes no sense at all. Russell Crowe and the cast are the only thing that makes the film bearable, but they're hamstrung by the incompetent screenplay and lacklustre direction.

At least I might have enjoyed the comfortable seat and air conditioning if it weren't for all the pensioners coughing and spluttering throughout the film. I don't think 30 seconds went by without someone coughing.

Avoid this film unless you're a Russell Crowe fanatic or you have a fetish for bland westerns.

2/5
 
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Bkeela said:
I just saw 3:10 to Yuma.

I had a few hours to kill while my car was being serviced, and I was tired of wandering around the shopping centre, so it wasn't like my decision was premeditated or anything. It seemed the best choice out of a bad bunch. I think I'd have preferred to just sit in a toilet cubicle than risk the likes of The Jane Austen Book Club, P.S I Love You, or The Waterhorse. Actually, I would rather be burnt alive than watch The Waterhorse.

3:10 to Yuma was a pretty bland experience. The story was at best dull, and at worst illogical. The ending makes no sense at all. Russell Crowe and the cast are the only thing that makes the film bearable, but they're hamstrung by the incompetent screenplay and lacklustre direction.

At least I might have enjoyed the comfortable seat and air conditioning if it weren't for all the pensioners coughing and spluttering throughout the film. I don't think 30 seconds went by without someone coughing.

Avoid this film unless you're a Russell Crowe fanatic or you have a fetish for bland westerns.

2/5
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It's a remake of a Glenn Ford Western from 1957 which
makes a lot more sense ... Go find the original.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050086/


I'm so sick of Hollywood and remakes and playing
safe with no fresh ideas?

If I had money to burn I'd be commissioning new
ideas and new films instead of this endless remake
treadmill
 
ChocolateLovingEntity said:
It's a remake of a Glenn Ford Western from 1957 which
makes a lot more sense ... Go find the original.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050086/


I'm so sick of Hollywood and remakes and playing
safe with no fresh ideas?

If I had money to burn I'd be commissioning new
ideas and new films instead of this endless remake
treadmill
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Thanks to the IMDb forum, I understand the ending, which now seems slightly more plausible, but that doesn't redeem the movie in my eyes. I'll approach the original and the Elmore Leonard short story with an open mind.
 
Oh Dear.
Faced with the same Dilemma, I chose The Jane Austen Book Club
If you have never read the novels, this is not going to help with your assignments, so why bother? It is an extremely fluffy flim pretending to explore the depths of human experience, like "Friends with Money" - missable. Unlike "Friends with Money", there is one standout performance (Emily Blunt as a fragile and pretentious French teacher), and it doesn't treat homosexual relationships as a kind of freak show.
If you have read all the novels, it is a little insulting (the script implies that people who read Jane Austen are narrow in thier reading and set in their opinions.) The idea that a Janeite would have any problem with a man as rich as Mr Darcy, as fun as Henry Tilney, as handsome as Willoughby, as constant as Captian Wentworth, as decent as Edmund Bertram and as close to the perfect partner as Mr Knightley; a man that would read Jane Austen for the pleasure of your company, starting with Emma and not failing at Mansfield Park; the idea that a single woman in possession of two dogs would find it too much trouble to read a book that he recommends (and a very well known and well written book, at that); the idea that any red blooded, hetrosexual female Janite would consider sharing such a man with fellow Janites, in a flight of generosity run mad, opposing all that could be probable or reasonable - anyway you get the idea. The premise that reading Jane Austen lends itself to forming happy relationships, that not just lovers but husbands can be persuaded to read Austen is a deranged fantasy. Do Not Attempt This At Home.
Being able to spot allusions and compare opinions, makes the film more bearable. But if you are big fan of Jane, you are going to fork out the money to see it just because it has her name in the title. They know that. They saw you coming.
 
Originally Posted by ChocolateLovingEntity
It's a remake of a Glenn Ford Western from 1957 which
makes a lot more sense ... Go find the original.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050086/


I'm so sick of Hollywood and remakes and playing
safe with no fresh ideas?

If I had money to burn I'd be commissioning new
ideas and new films instead of this endless remake
treadmill
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Bkeela said:
Thanks to the IMDb forum, I understand the ending, which now seems slightly more plausible, but that doesn't redeem the movie in my eyes. I'll approach the original and the Elmore Leonard short story with an open mind.
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Well I'm happy you are going to approach it like that. Good on you.
 
wouldn't mind seeing "No Country for Old Men" - my mum says it's incredibly spooky - so sounds good. Anyone seen it?
 
Goldenberry said:
wouldn't mind seeing "No Country for Old Men" - my mum says it's incredibly spooky - so sounds good. Anyone seen it?
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Yes I've seen it and I thought it was great interesting film that kept me on edge.

My friend thought it was good too - but managed to miss the ending as they were sifting through their food! It does seem to end suddenly and may seem a little unexpected if you're not paying attention.

Don't expect the film to be full of action and a big climaxes but that's not to say there isn't any at all. Some may hate the ending, heavy mumbling accents (subtitles anyone?) and unresolved plots but I enjoyed it :)
 
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Yes my olds didn't like the ending so much, but liked the rest of the film. However from what I hear the movie makes the viewer think carefully about the ending, nothing wrong with that, not all movie goers are lazy thinkers. ;)
 
The ending of 'No Country For Old Men' is CRUCIAL IMHO. Without it, the whole film falls flat. It may not be likeable, it certainly wasn't what I was expecting - and saying that I would have preferred for it to end at Lewelyn's house - however, the ending speaks loads for what the film represents.

Fantastic film, with an air to it that I've not quite experienced before. Go see it, even with the chance that you might end up hating it.
 
Atonement

What a rush.....


Just came home from this. Went with best friend and her head
was spinnnig by the end. So many little things linked together
and all.

I don't understand all the fuss about Keira Knightly and that green
dress. It was nothing that special to me.

I can't say too much about the story without spilling massive spoilers
but I really enjoyed the movie and I MAY get it when it comes out on
DVD if only to rewatch it and see all those little things I missed...

I will spill one thing.

"what's the worst word you can imagine"

One little note can cause a world of trouble

And despite that the ring was still left on the carpet
 
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Not a ring, but a bobby pin with a rhinestone star on it, I think.
How did you like the four and a half minute single steady-cam take of the retreat at Dunkirk?
I loved it and thought that it captured the madness of the historic event very well, although it seemed to be included more to show us what the director could do, than to further the storyline.
The type-writer motif in the credits was clever, although it took me a long while to appreciate how clever, as I had not read the book.
The green dress is vivid and beautiful, but the way Joe Wright employs it, is just part of a theme that includes other dresses - like the way the camera hovers on Briony's skirt billowing out as she stoops to pick up the letter, the way it drops to the hems of starched white nurses uniform, leaving you to guess who might be wearing them. I thought the outfit Cecelia wore at the fountain was also stunning (I also think Kiera Knightly is better as a model/artwork than as an actress- she works well with Joe Wright, who is so visual.) My absolute favorite outfit/ shot is the bathing scene where Cecelia disappears in a puff of smoke, and the shot of the sow for no reason I could tell, except that Joe Wright wanted to include a pig in it somewhere. You are right, it is worth a second look.
 
tarn_seiche said:
Not a ring, but a bobby pin with a rhinestone star on it, I think.
How did you like the four and a half minute single steady-cam take of the retreat at Dunkirk?
I loved it and thought that it captured the madness of the historic event very well, although it seemed to be included more to show us what the director could do, than to further the storyline.
The type-writer motif in the credits was clever, although it took me a long while to appreciate how clever, as I had not read the book.
The green dress is vivid and beautiful, but the way Joe Wright employs it, is just part of a theme that includes other dresses - like the way the camera hovers on Briony's skirt billowing out as she stoops to pick up the letter, the way it drops to the hems of starched white nurses uniform, leaving you to guess who might be wearing them. I thought the outfit Cecelia wore at the fountain was also stunning (I also think Kiera Knightly is better as a model/artwork than as an actress- she works well with Joe Wright, who is so visual.) My absolute favorite outfit/ shot is the bathing scene where Cecelia disappears in a puff of smoke, and the shot of the sow for no reason I could tell, except that Joe Wright wanted to include a pig in it somewhere. You are right, it is worth a second look.
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The Dunkirk scene was great...... Sure it was a bit of the director showing
off and letting us the audience see what he could do, but it was great. It
had a lot of madness like the big boat dragged onto the shore, the merry
go round with soldiers mucking about on it and lots of just odd things one
after the other.

Sorry if I didn't like "that" green dress but it didn't catch my interest apart
from having a nice shape and form, and way it captured Kiera's curves. I
find that quite interesting from an asthetic POV. Probably why I choose
fitted dresses when I do photos. I like the look, and the way they hold the
shape of the wearer.

The typewriter was very clever. I loved it. I loved how they focused on
that one "special" word through the film just to remind us of its importance
to the story. Poor rehead girl. If only Briony had pointed the finger at the
right culprit. We'll never know.

What totally threw us when we saw this last night was the big black silence
in the middle of the the movie where everything just dies.. Then you see
a bank of video screens..... It just totally threw me... BRILLIANT!!!!!!

If I had to give this film marks I'd say 7.5/10
 
ChocolateLovingEntity said:
The Dunkirk scene was great...... Sure it was a bit of the director showing
off and letting us the audience see what he could do, but it was great. It
had a lot of madness like the big boat dragged onto the shore, the merry
go round with soldiers mucking about on it and lots of just odd things one
after the other.

Sorry if I didn't like "that" green dress but it didn't catch my interest apart
from having a nice shape and form, and way it captured Kiera's curves. I
find that quite interesting from an asthetic POV. Probably why I choose
fitted dresses when I do photos. I like the look, and the way they hold the
shape of the wearer.
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You know, I think one of the things that really make the Dunkirk scene is the score. It's my number one track when I play the soundtrack to the film; it's just so evokative of imagery and emotion - you listen to it, and you can see everything before you again. Not to mention that it also breaks my heart SO MUCH when I listen to it... made me cry a couple of times.

...That green dress - well, I did think Kiera looked very beautiful in it, but I think what appealed to me the most was just the sheer imagery of that moment with the camera sweeping up to them waiting out the front with her dress gently blowing in the wind with the ambient light behind them. Just so dramatic, and... agh, can't find the words for it - but it does something for me. Almost like a painting. Yes, that's it. A painting.
 
rabymon10 said:
You know, I think one of the things that really make the Dunkirk scene is the score. It's my number one track when I play the soundtrack to the film; it's just so evokative of imagery and emotion - you listen to it, and you can see everything before you again. Not to mention that it also breaks my heart SO MUCH when I listen to it... made me cry a couple of times.

...That green dress - well, I did think Kiera looked very beautiful in it, but I think what appealed to me the most was just the sheer imagery of that moment with the camera sweeping up to them waiting out the front with her dress gently blowing in the wind with the ambient light behind them. Just so dramatic, and... agh, can't find the words for it - but it does something for me. Almost like a painting. Yes, that's it. A painting.
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I get that...... I remember the scene and agree...

Just when the movie came out before it opened here there was a bit
of hype over her in the dress and while it is indeed beautiful and she
looks delightful it didn't catch my interest.. However I can see what
you mean about the painting effect with the dress billowing slightly
in the wind..

I prefered the other outfit she had before she got into the fountain
with the seperate skirt and top.
 
I watched Monster which I taped last week, despite missing the first five minutes because the dumb TV station inexplicably decided to start the film 15 odd minutes before its advertised time.

I couldn't imagine a more bleak story for a film; that of a suicidal prostitute (Charlize Theron) falling in love with a capricious young lesbian (Christine Ricci), and then finding murder to be the only way to sustain the doomed relationship. Though quite depressing, I found myself totally caught up in the drama which is all I ask of a film. Superb performances.
 
Yeah I enjoyed it too Bkeela,and it was weird like it was sad and you could see that the relationship was doomed from the start but you keep watching.
Christina Ricci is adorable in it.
 
Bkeela said:
I watched Monster which I taped last week, despite missing the first five minutes because the dumb TV station inexplicably decided to start the film 15 odd minutes before its advertised time.

I couldn't imagine a more bleak story for a film; that of a suicidal prostitute (Charlize Theron) falling in love with a capricious young lesbian (Christine Ricci), and then finding murder to be the only way to sustain the doomed relationship. Though quite depressing, I found myself totally caught up in the drama which is all I ask of a film. Superb performances.
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Even more sad when you realise it's based on a true story.
The woman Charlize plays was a real serial killer

Get or hire the DVD if you can. It's quite good, despite being
a harrowing movie.
 
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