What DVD / Video did you watch last night? (pt3)
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DexterTCN
Troy and Abed in the morning
Virtual Blue
ready
Another Earth - Enjoyable and an interesting take on redemption. I recommend!
Perks of Being a Wallflower - WTF is this? A smug tossing coming of age MTV wank. Awful but then, it could be that I'm getting too old for this shit.
Jeff, who lives at home - Average. Nice to see Rae Dong Chong, all we need now is a Steve Guttenburg movie.
Evil Dead - as a fan of the original, I loved the remake. Not as manic or extreme, this one is all horror - I hope they come back with Evil Dead 2, pref with a director who has a sense of humour.
Perks of Being a Wallflower - WTF is this? A smug tossing coming of age MTV wank. Awful but then, it could be that I'm getting too old for this shit.
Jeff, who lives at home - Average. Nice to see Rae Dong Chong, all we need now is a Steve Guttenburg movie.
Evil Dead - as a fan of the original, I loved the remake. Not as manic or extreme, this one is all horror - I hope they come back with Evil Dead 2, pref with a director who has a sense of humour.
5t3IIa
Registered User
I roared at the bit when he's creeping up behind him in the park and... "No, don't do it!"
Yetman
Cheesecar Fucksquad #1
Trance - started off great, really exciting, then got a bit boring, then a bit confusing, then a bit deflated and just wanted it to end. 4/10
A Field in England - like Firky, I enjoyed this. Maybe because I really wanted to enjoy it but maybe because I sort of knew not to expect too much. It's a low budget, slightly nonsensical movie about some soldiers in the past who go to the pub but end up getting fucked on mushrooms on the way. Great stuff, though within it's limits - just don't expect too much
7/10
The Watch - yeah. I knew this was going to be a disappointment but it wasn't that bad, just a bit meh. Ok to watch with the family (as long as your kids are over 14) 6.5/10
A Field in England - like Firky, I enjoyed this. Maybe because I really wanted to enjoy it but maybe because I sort of knew not to expect too much. It's a low budget, slightly nonsensical movie about some soldiers in the past who go to the pub but end up getting fucked on mushrooms on the way. Great stuff, though within it's limits - just don't expect too much
7/10The Watch - yeah. I knew this was going to be a disappointment but it wasn't that bad, just a bit meh. Ok to watch with the family (as long as your kids are over 14) 6.5/10
Grandma Death
Reconfiguring & Reconstructing
I watched Dredd. A huge improvement on the first mess but still falls short in places. Im also watching the Sopranos for the 6th time too. Ive also watched Veronica Geurin too...average borderline boring.
Reno
The In Kraut
Daimajin, 60s Japanese kaiju film about a giant stone statue/god in feudal Japan coming to life via prayers to avenge the opressed. Not really that great and it takes ages for the action to kick off. When it does, it's rather underwhelming.
The Bourne Legacy. Had not got round to watching it till now because it wasn't that well received, but I thought it was good fun and no worse than the previous ones. Takes it more into a science fiction sphere and would be happy to see this storyline continue. In terms of direction it was more like the first film in thes series, which is still my favourite.
The Bourne Legacy. Had not got round to watching it till now because it wasn't that well received, but I thought it was good fun and no worse than the previous ones. Takes it more into a science fiction sphere and would be happy to see this storyline continue. In terms of direction it was more like the first film in thes series, which is still my favourite.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
The Outsiders
After reading the utterly brilliant SE Hinton novel, I decided to check it out again after seeing it a long long time ago.
Amazing film - lots of young talent and future stars in it (I think the notion of the Brat Pack sprung from this film) - Ralph Macchio is the standout as the tragic Johnny Cade. Macchio, Dillon, Estevez and Howell never quite achieved the heights of fame that the likes of Cruise di, but they are much better actors.
The book is brilliant at depicting the raw emotion of youth and Coppola shows it equally well. The photography is beautiful too, especially those unnaturalistic sunset scenes when Johnny and Ponyboy are on the run.
Kinda ruined by a dreadfully slushy Stevie Wonder theme tune though.
'Stay gold, Ponyboy, stay gold'
After reading the utterly brilliant SE Hinton novel, I decided to check it out again after seeing it a long long time ago.
Amazing film - lots of young talent and future stars in it (I think the notion of the Brat Pack sprung from this film) - Ralph Macchio is the standout as the tragic Johnny Cade. Macchio, Dillon, Estevez and Howell never quite achieved the heights of fame that the likes of Cruise di, but they are much better actors.
The book is brilliant at depicting the raw emotion of youth and Coppola shows it equally well. The photography is beautiful too, especially those unnaturalistic sunset scenes when Johnny and Ponyboy are on the run.
Kinda ruined by a dreadfully slushy Stevie Wonder theme tune though.
'Stay gold, Ponyboy, stay gold'
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Such a lovely poem they quote from too:
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
first three episodes of the marvellous Lou Grant.
very enjoyable to watch again, despite its total seventiesness. But well written, well acted, and several cuts above the usual yank liberal (at best) 'social dramas'. I was a bit surprised that each episiode was centred around Lou's paper fucking the story up, no genius investigative journalism, just fuck ups and trying to put it right (which, of course, they did). the only more surprising thing was the realisation that the marvellous Mrs Pynchon was Livia Soprano!
very enjoyable to watch again, despite its total seventiesness. But well written, well acted, and several cuts above the usual yank liberal (at best) 'social dramas'. I was a bit surprised that each episiode was centred around Lou's paper fucking the story up, no genius investigative journalism, just fuck ups and trying to put it right (which, of course, they did). the only more surprising thing was the realisation that the marvellous Mrs Pynchon was Livia Soprano!
Reno
The In Kraut
Lou Grant used to be my favourite show while it was on.
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
The Outsiders
After reading the utterly brilliant SE Hinton novel, I decided to check it out again after seeing it a long long time ago.
Amazing film - lots of young talent and future stars in it (I think the notion of the Brat Pack sprung from this film) - Ralph Macchio is the standout as the tragic Johnny Cade. Macchio, Dillon, Estevez and Howell never quite achieved the heights of fame that the likes of Cruise di, but they are much better actors.
The book is brilliant at depicting the raw emotion of youth and Coppola shows it equally well. The photography is beautiful too, especially those unnaturalistic sunset scenes when Johnny and Ponyboy are on the run.
Kinda ruined by a dreadfully slushy Stevie Wonder theme tune though.
'Stay gold, Ponyboy, stay gold'
It's a great film.
I think the Stevie Wonder tunes was a late addition as they couldn't get clearance on some Elvis tracks.
It was made back to back with Rumblefish post Apocalypse Now. The use of young unknowns was down to budgetary constraints, basically Coppola was skint after Apocalypse Now.
Little did he know they would become the stars of the 80s much as his cast in the Godfather became the stars of the 70s.
Special mention for Diane Lane who held her own against the boys in both films and looked lovely!
Both books are brilliant and they also made films of Tex and That Was Then This is Now.
S.E Hinton had cameos in all but the last.
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
Despite everything going against it I thoroughly enjoyed looking at it for 90 minutes....
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
don't see what people saw in Drive.
Ryan Gosling'ssimpering acting is one of those marmite things, I guess
Ryan Gosling's
Reno
The In Kraut
You may like him in Only God Forgives then. He doesn't act at all, he kind of just stands there.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
And not in a good Bresson actors as automatons/model way.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
but that's what he does in Drive too! oh, he sits a lot too and occasionally delivers an enigmatic smirk
Reno
The In Kraut
He was hyperactive in Drive compared to OGF. I think Gosling is a decent actor though and he does have range. He was very good as the crackhead teacher in Half Nelson, completely different as the blue collar husband with a short fuse in Blue Valentine and different again as a slick lothario in Crazy, Stupid, Love.
trabuquera
Modesty Bag
Yeah, but I bet he stands there beautifully.
And is a more appetising prospect to many filmgoers than any number of mere mortals acting their fugly socks off (sadly.)
He can (is capable of) act perfectly well with direction (and imho was genuinely excellent in Blue Valentine). That's just not the style Refn uses.
One thought I've had: is it finally possible that some directors/promoters are getting with the programme and realising that if they want to make crunchy, hyper-masculine, violent, mostly plot-and-characterisation-free movies - and actually get people to see them - it will be necessary to cast male as well as female totty, or the audience will be halved to male violence fans only? Just an idle thought, as I notice how many stereotypically "boy" movies recently (Superman, Pacific Rim, Only God Forgives etc) are casting male leads mostly known for being appealing to heterosexual women.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
yes, I've seen Half Nelson and he was great in that
Reno
The In Kraut
Yeah, but I bet he stands there beautifully.
And is a more appetising prospect to many filmgoers than any number of mere mortals acting their fugly socks off (sadly.)
He can (is capable of) act perfectly well with direction (and imho was genuinely excellent in Blue Valentine). That's just not the style Refn uses.
One thought I've had: is it finally possible that some directors/promoters are getting with the programme and realising that if they want to make crunchy, hyper-masculine, violent, mostly plot-and-characterisation-free movies - and actually get people to see them - it will be necessary to cast male as well as female totty, or the audience will be halved to male violence fans only? Just an idle thought, as I notice how many stereotypically "boy" movies recently (Superman, Pacific Rim, Only God Forgives etc) are casting male leads mostly known for being appealing to heterosexual women.
I don't think Refn is that commercially minded in his casting. His films are arty, relatively low budget and his funding comes from Europe. There always have been gorgeous movie stars, but now I think we are coming to a point where we are not allowed leads anymore who aren't gorgeous, often in ways that are unrealistic for the roles they play, unlike the 70s where we often got characters in the lead who looked like average schmoes. Chloe Moretz in the Carrie remake keeps pouting like a supermodel from the posters and looks absurdly miscast as the plain Jane school bully victim.
I started to watch that last night and could not really get into it. Felt very hokey, I'll try watching it again another night.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
where do you reckon?
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