GtrPlyr Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Last night: I thought this was one of Breillat's more straightforward and satisfying films. The film centers around a woman in her 30s, and a 16 year old boy who strike up an unlikely affair on an overnight boat cruise to England. The film plays around with male/female expectations regarding relationships, and though the characters follow traditional gender stereotypes in their behavior--for the most part--Breillat turns your beliefs about the whole encounter around in the final act, making you re-examine things from a different perspective. Planet Terror made the biggest mistake with the main guy, I think Freddy Rodrigez. Am I suppose to believe that little guy is the bigtime badass? Totally didnt get that feel from him. I like him as an actor, but not these roles. Also playing opposite of Rose McGowan didnt work.I think Freddy was picked partly because he is slight of stature, making him an atypical action star, and more of an everyman. They even played up his size when he got on that tiny motorcycle, which was quite a hilarious scene I thought. Link to post Share on other sites
tapmyglass Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 You're in for a treat. I haven't seen Red Dragon, but I'll go out on a limb and say you'll probably like this one a bit better . watched Manhunter last night and thought it was great. I don't know if I could even compare it to Red Dragon though, they are very very different movies. Brian Cox was great as Lector but I didn't think William Peterson was good at all. He had the same expression on his face for he whole movie and I didn't get any sense of what he was going for with his character. Having said that Michael Mann did a great job, really great shots throughout the movie Link to post Share on other sites
ZenLunatic Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 DUDE, freddy was the person who made the film! he's supposed to be a cheesy badass, and he did a perfect job doing it. p.s. death proof. i think alot of people took it too seriously, and were expecting nothing but action and violence, so they sat through all the dialogue not caring about the dialogue, but anxiously awaiting it to be over so they could see some action. i enjoyed death proof even more on dvd. i had a double feature one night at midnight with planet terror/death proof. and at 3 in the morning, i still wasn't annoyed by the dialogue. Well I dont agree with Freddy, he just didnt do it for me. Maybe I remember Six Feet Under character too much. This was a stretch. I will give death proof another watch cause maybe my expectations were off. I was expecting an actual story, it had no story. Still think this is tarantino's worst director/writer work to date, but thats tough competition. Link to post Share on other sites
napoleon Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Well I dont agree with Freddy, he just didnt do it for me. Maybe I remember Six Feet Under character too much. This was a stretch. I will give death proof another watch cause maybe my expectations were off. I was expecting an actual story, it had no story. Still think this is tarantino's worst director/writer work to date, but thats tough competition. haha, i wasn't trying to sound like such a dick with my post. i just really enjoyed freddy in it. i think you said it perfectly, it's tough competition. death proof is nowhere near being his best film... but that's also coming from a man who's never written/directed a bad film. Link to post Share on other sites
ZenLunatic Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 haha, i wasn't trying to sound like such a dick with my post. i just really enjoyed freddy in it. i think you said it perfectly, it's tough competition. death proof is nowhere near being his best film... but that's also coming from a man who's never written/directed a bad film. I didnt take it that way. Yeah and if Death Proof was from an unknown person, I wouldve made note of it. I feel my expectations for Taratino are pretty high so I am critical about it. He is supposably making a war movie, should be interesting. He is my favorite director amongst some big names. Link to post Share on other sites
ZenLunatic Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 I know I am late on this one but I am watching Schindler's List now. I saw like half of it yesterday and planning on finishing it off today. Gotta say it is truley a great piece of filmmaking. I can see where the story is going but even more than the good story, the movie captures the times so well. I feel at times I am watching a documentary with real footage. Laim Neelson, sorry if spelled wrong, does a great job. Cant wait to finish it, its so long. Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted November 21, 2007 Author Share Posted November 21, 2007 I haven't been a huge fan of his recent foray into navel-gazing minimalism--10 on Ten being the nadir--but Abbas Kiarostami's Five Dedicated to Ozu really makes something out of virtually nothing. It consists entirely of five seaside shots that range from 8 to 27 minutes long, starting with waves aggressively crashing on a piece of driftwood and ending with an astonishing night shot that captures the moon's reflection in the sea as layers of natural sound--frogs croaking, roosters crowing, storms thundering--build towards an unnerving cacophony. Besides a penchant for long takes and a virtually stationary camera, Five doesn't really have much to do with Ozu--instead, it's more like video installation art that appeals mostly, and poetically, to our ears. Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 It was about time that somebody released a nice transfer of this film. Many claim this film as the start of the French New Wave but Melville did this kind of thing a few years earlier with Bob le Flambeur. Anyway, this is a nice homage to American crime films that still holds up after all these years. Link to post Share on other sites
boywiththorninside Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Just returned from this. Pretty, pretty good. Lumet is solid. Philip Seymour Hoffman is a great creep. Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted November 24, 2007 Author Share Posted November 24, 2007 Just returned from this. Pretty, pretty good. Lumet is solid. Philip Seymour Hoffman is a great creep.Checking that one out tomorrow. Too bad Lumet is pretty much dismissed these days--take, for example, the way last year's Find Me Guilty was systematically ignored by critics and audiences, despite being a pretty darn good movie. This new one's getting a little more attention, but not by much. Anyway, I'm really looking forward to it. I'm hoping to make it a double bill with I'm Not There, if time permits. Link to post Share on other sites
the_fliz1 Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 I'm watching an "I Love the 80's" marathon on VH1. I love this freakin show. there is so much crap that I had forgotten about. When they brought out the Freezy Freaky gloves, the ones that had images appear when they got cold, I almost peed myself. Oh, the memories. Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Amnesty International - A Conspiracy of Hope Tour - 6/15/86 - Giants Stadium (VHS) Performances on tape: Stanley Jordan, Reuben Blades Band w/ Carlos Santana, Miles Davis, Neville Brothers, Joan Baez, Lou Reed, Peter Gabriel, U2, Police Reunion, Finale Link to post Share on other sites
anthony Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Just picked this one up at Target: Link to post Share on other sites
hollow Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Saw Planet Terror last night, and thought it had the right mix of gore and humor. I agree that the actresses weren't the best, but isn't that one of the homages to the cheesy 70s movies? Thought Freddy's (El Rey's) choice of vehicle in the chase scene was hilarious, and the gooey corn syrupy blood and puss was great. I love gore for gore's sake! So, I thought it was a fun flick, seeing Tarantino's effort next. I do have to admit that the real-life affair between Rose McGowan and the director, Robert Rodriguez, kinda makes me ill. So cliche, and he was married for 16 years (ie, pre-fame) and has 5 kids with his soon-to-be ex-wife. Couldn't help but cross my mind during this movie since El Rey was Robert Rodriguez' alter ego. In the theatre did they show the "coming attraction" advert for "Machete"? That movie needed Machete! It's going to hit the theatres in 2008, an expansion of the promo, directed by Rodriguez: Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted November 24, 2007 Author Share Posted November 24, 2007 In the theatre did they show the "coming attraction" advert for "Machete"? [/img]Yes. Link to post Share on other sites
napoleon Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 i can't wait for machete. it's nice to see danny trejo finally getting a staring role in something. DAN'S THE MAN! Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 watched this before for a laugh/perv Link to post Share on other sites
hollow Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Finally! "Battlestar Galactica Razor" 2 hour special, just finished. Hate that I have to wait until March for the final season, but Razor was a nice in-between season treat. Saved it on the DVR for re-watching Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Rich Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Went to see The Darjeeling Limited last night. Really enjoyed it, Adrian Broody was great and Wes Anderson has definitely, for him at least, gone back to basics for this one. Some great moments, plus a couple of great cameos including Natalie Portman naked... Link to post Share on other sites
stooka Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Just picked this one up at Target: Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted November 25, 2007 Author Share Posted November 25, 2007 Plus, last night I revisited Blazing Saddles for the first time in at least a decade. That sucker holds up. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 What did you think of Paris Je T'aime? A bunch of those have really stuck with me, particularly the one with the Hispanic nanny. And I loved Alexander Payne's. Link to post Share on other sites
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