Tarkovsky was hardly an existentialist. And Nolan? as it’s all about defining who Bruce Wayne/Batman is There’s a lot more to it than that. He definitely isn’t either.
Sabrina – Completely forgettable film. Has pretty much none of the wit or charm that makes Wilder’s better films…. better. Ends up being quite typical and uninteresting. Bogart is surprisingly average as well. The Guns of Navarone – Completely silly and most of the time not in a very entertaining way. Far too long to maintain my interests, and the attempts at raising moral questions were.. questionable? The ending is very anticlimactic as well, making the two hours of build up towards it feel truly wasted. Casualties of War – I really wanted to like it, but with so many great Vietnam films around it is rather forgettable. De Palma’s skill is definitely there and the issues raised about peer pressure (or whatever you may call it) are interesting, but I still feel like it was missing something. Phantom of Paradise – Entertaining, but far too silly for me to really like it. The Decalogue – A damn fine piece of filmmaking, though I couldn’t call it a masterpiece because of a few weaker episodes (2,3,10). Overall though, it was pretty great. The Lady Eve – I really enjoyed the first half, but after that it went downhill. The slapstick was overdone (Henry Fonda fell over way too many times) and the story seemed all over the place and got way to ridiculous even for a 40s comedy. I still liked it, but it should have been better. Blackmail and Secret Agent – Like all of the early Hitchcock films I have seen, dull stories, badly acted and not suspenseful in the slightest. Out of the Past – Good, but not great film noir. I liked the ending, that I found surprisingly depressing. Waking Life – Absolute shit. Linklater spewing forth his stupid philosophy at me is bad enough without zero narrative and annoying animation that makes it impossible to focus because the whole screen is crawling with ugly scribbles. Also contains some of the worst voice actors I have ever heard. Or maybe they were real people. I don’t know. I don’t care. The Gospel According to St. Matthew – Having less than zero interest in the subject matter, I found it a chore to get through. I guess seeing as most of the film is Jesus just ranting, Pasolini probably didn’t make the film for people like me. Most people seem to like this film, but I don’t see anything brought to it that gives it any sort of originality or style that makes it notable. The ending was pretty shocking though; what a twist! Woodstock: The Director’s Cut – Fantastic. I think this is my new favourite documentary.
Out of the Past was good. Maybe I’ll like it more (or less) in future viewings.
Sabrina = Wilder’s best film? I’m not a big fan of him (except for Double Indemnity) but Sarbina beats even the Front Page as the worst film I have seen from him.
The whole ending is not meant to be literal as Pu Yi would have been long dead by the time tourists are let into the Forbidden City. And the cricket too after six decades without food and water.
True Grit was the only very decent film that came out of 2010. Wasted on the Young, Animal Kingdom, The American also come to mind as good, but they each had their fair share of flaws. Uncle Boonmee would be the worst film of 2010 that I have seen by a long shot.
@Le Tigre, it has an actual narrative, critics always refer to it as being a feature film (and also people who have analysed it) and if it means anything it isn’t listed as a short on imdb.
I like Ed Gonzalez’s review of it, especially this bit:
“The film’s grayish mise-en-scène evokes the texture of a spider web, so much so that characters, not unlike the occasional colored chair, appear as if they are hanging from that web and struggling against time, working their way to the truth via a series of concentric circles. More remarkably, Cronenberg’s elegant camera approaches each and every transition between scenes as if it were climbing a web’s silky string. A tunnel, a canal and an imposing gas tank suffocate Spider with the look and scent of the past—when he sits on a bench near the canal it’s as if he’s hanging delicately from the edge of a pulsating fissure inside his own mind.”
Well the “Cinemolesters” are certainly getting their share of patronising encouragement.
Risselda, mainstream films create as, if not more, interesting conversations than any other sort of film. I think it is perfectly fine to do mainstream films, but you have to say something interesting. And no, the Cinemolesters are not doing this at all. If you see a film with your friends, most people will discuss it afterwards. This is all the Cinemolesters are doing and they are not saying anything original, interesting or funny so I don’t see why they feel the need to share it with anyone else.
Suspicion (Hitchcock) – A pretty shonky Hitchcock. The romance at the start isn’t very convincing, and Fontaine’s character began to get so infuriatingly stupid and Grant’s so annoying I was tempted to use the fast forward button, but the expected crime kept me interested for a while longer. The ending was just bad, with everything being quickly tied up for a happy finish with a few words from Mr Grant. The crime which was the only thing that maintained my interest also turned out to literally be nothing, which was a bit of a let-down from Mr Hitchcock. I still can’t muster up enough distaste to give it a 1 star rating, and Notorious was released not too long afterwards, so it’s forgiveable.
Existentialist Film Recommendations? 11 months ago
Tarkovsky was hardly an existentialist. And Nolan? as it’s all about defining who Bruce Wayne/Batman is There’s a lot more to it than that. He definitely isn’t either.
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After my marathon of sorts…
Sabrina – Completely forgettable film. Has pretty much none of the wit or charm that makes Wilder’s better films…. better. Ends up being quite typical and uninteresting. Bogart is surprisingly average as well.
The Guns of Navarone – Completely silly and most of the time not in a very entertaining way. Far too long to maintain my interests, and the attempts at raising moral questions were.. questionable? The ending is very anticlimactic as well, making the two hours of build up towards it feel truly wasted.
Casualties of War – I really wanted to like it, but with so many great Vietnam films around it is rather forgettable. De Palma’s skill is definitely there and the issues raised about peer pressure (or whatever you may call it) are interesting, but I still feel like it was missing something.
Phantom of Paradise – Entertaining, but far too silly for me to really like it.
The Decalogue – A damn fine piece of filmmaking, though I couldn’t call it a masterpiece because of a few weaker episodes (2,3,10). Overall though, it was pretty great.
The Lady Eve – I really enjoyed the first half, but after that it went downhill. The slapstick was overdone (Henry Fonda fell over way too many times) and the story seemed all over the place and got way to ridiculous even for a 40s comedy. I still liked it, but it should have been better.
Blackmail and Secret Agent – Like all of the early Hitchcock films I have seen, dull stories, badly acted and not suspenseful in the slightest.
Out of the Past – Good, but not great film noir. I liked the ending, that I found surprisingly depressing.
Waking Life – Absolute shit. Linklater spewing forth his stupid philosophy at me is bad enough without zero narrative and annoying animation that makes it impossible to focus because the whole screen is crawling with ugly scribbles. Also contains some of the worst voice actors I have ever heard. Or maybe they were real people. I don’t know. I don’t care.
The Gospel According to St. Matthew – Having less than zero interest in the subject matter, I found it a chore to get through. I guess seeing as most of the film is Jesus just ranting, Pasolini probably didn’t make the film for people like me. Most people seem to like this film, but I don’t see anything brought to it that gives it any sort of originality or style that makes it notable. The ending was pretty shocking though; what a twist!
Woodstock: The Director’s Cut – Fantastic. I think this is my new favourite documentary.
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@Joks I still think of him as am unrealized talent.
What is this American spelling!?
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Delete this. It already exists.
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Out of the Past was good. Maybe I’ll like it more (or less) in future viewings.
Sabrina = Wilder’s best film? I’m not a big fan of him (except for Double Indemnity) but Sarbina beats even the Front Page as the worst film I have seen from him.
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I’m jealous of your Criterion Vigo collection Ruby. L’Atalante could never get enough love.
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Your favorite directorial debuts ever 11 months ago
Badlands!
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The Auteurs Film & Cast Member Database 10 months ago
The English title of Le corbeau is “The Raven.”
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The Auteurs Film & Cast Member Database 10 months ago
and the English title of Les maîtres fous is “The Mad Masters”.
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GUESS THE FILM 10 months ago
decade?
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The Ending of The Last Emperor 10 months ago
The whole ending is not meant to be literal as Pu Yi would have been long dead by the time tourists are let into the Forbidden City. And the cricket too after six decades without food and water.
Doesn’t that make it seem even sillier?
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GUESS THE FILM 10 months ago
and guys remember to only go if it is your turn. Don’t take someone else’s turn unless they say so or don’t appear for at least over 24 hours.
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GUESS THE FILM 10 months ago
Ja
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Oh dear god, not another person who liked Anatolia
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Your favorite directorial debuts ever 10 months ago
Steamroller and the Violin was his first film. It is longer than a short.
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GUESS THE FILM 10 months ago
Just to continue for this page, this was Ms Sweetlove’s image:
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Is this it?
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Fair enough. And I was saying that because Steamroller is generally referred to as being a feature.
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True Grit was the only very decent film that came out of 2010. Wasted on the Young, Animal Kingdom, The American also come to mind as good, but they each had their fair share of flaws. Uncle Boonmee would be the worst film of 2010 that I have seen by a long shot.
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@Le Tigre, it has an actual narrative, critics always refer to it as being a feature film (and also people who have analysed it) and if it means anything it isn’t listed as a short on imdb.
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Let's Talk About...Spider by David Cronenberg 10 months ago
Very good film. Cronenberg captured the idea magnificently.
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Let's Talk About...Spider by David Cronenberg 10 months ago
I like Ed Gonzalez’s review of it, especially this bit:
“The film’s grayish mise-en-scène evokes the texture of a spider web, so much so that characters, not unlike the occasional colored chair, appear as if they are hanging from that web and struggling against time, working their way to the truth via a series of concentric circles. More remarkably, Cronenberg’s elegant camera approaches each and every transition between scenes as if it were climbing a web’s silky string. A tunnel, a canal and an imposing gas tank suffocate Spider with the look and scent of the past—when he sits on a bench near the canal it’s as if he’s hanging delicately from the edge of a pulsating fissure inside his own mind.”
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GUESS THE FILM 10 months ago
Sorry I didn’t even see that comment.
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Haha okay, it doesn’t bother me that much
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Ivan’s Childhood is definitely an excellent film. Surely L’Atalante would count as well, as Vigo’s first and last feature.
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CINEMOLESTERS Reviews 10 months ago
I don’t think it is what they are watching that is bothering everyone.
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Hahaha dear god
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CINEMOLESTERS Reviews 10 months ago
Well the “Cinemolesters” are certainly getting their share of patronising encouragement.
Risselda, mainstream films create as, if not more, interesting conversations than any other sort of film. I think it is perfectly fine to do mainstream films, but you have to say something interesting. And no, the Cinemolesters are not doing this at all. If you see a film with your friends, most people will discuss it afterwards. This is all the Cinemolesters are doing and they are not saying anything original, interesting or funny so I don’t see why they feel the need to share it with anyone else.
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they could have done a LOT more with the sean young character.
@Mogambo, what more do you think they could have done?
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Suspicion (Hitchcock) – A pretty shonky Hitchcock. The romance at the start isn’t very convincing, and Fontaine’s character began to get so infuriatingly stupid and Grant’s so annoying I was tempted to use the fast forward button, but the expected crime kept me interested for a while longer. The ending was just bad, with everything being quickly tied up for a happy finish with a few words from Mr Grant. The crime which was the only thing that maintained my interest also turned out to literally be nothing, which was a bit of a let-down from Mr Hitchcock. I still can’t muster up enough distaste to give it a 1 star rating, and Notorious was released not too long afterwards, so it’s forgiveable.
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