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The movie recommendations thread, son (pg. 121)
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| Darkarbiter |
| quote: | Originally posted by EgosXII
twelve monkeys is a great film. In fact, nearly all of gilliams films are! NEED MOAR!! |
Is The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus any good? |
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| Capitalizt |
| 12 years late but I just watched "The Sixth Sense". I recommend it. The creepy ghost scenes make it worth it. ;) |
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| The17sss |
| quote: | Originally posted by Darkarbiter
Is The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus any good? |
The first hour or so is.... but it collapses towards the end and devolves into something stupid. |
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| EgosXII |
| quote: | Originally posted by Darkarbiter
Is The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus any good? |
one of his worse ones really... There are some really cool 'bits', but the film as a whole isn't that great :(
his best (most interesting) are his trippy early ones- Brazil & timebandits... all of the US ones are brilliant, but more 'normal', as they're american-- The Fisher King (don't know if anyone's seen this, but it is one of his best: ing superb, and has Jeff Bridges & robin williams), 12 monkeys, and Fear & loathing in las vegas... films since then havn't been as good imo :(
| quote: | Originally posted by The17sss
The first hour or so is.... but it collapses towards the end and devolves into something stupid. |
I kinda thought the opposite :stongue: |
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| Lilith |
| Stake Land, looks good and well filmed, ok effects. Fairly tertiary character development and a mediocre ending... which probably means a terrible sequel at some point. |
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| Meat187 |
| quote: | Originally posted by EgosXII
The Fisher King (don't know if anyone's seen this, but it is one of his best: ing superb |
Agreed.
I highly recommend Miike's 13 Assassins. Yes, it's cliche-loaded, a Seven Samurai homage and I think even a remake. Sounds like a recipe for disaster but the movie actually is really good. |
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| LAdazeNYnights |
| ^ I just watched 13 Assassins for the second time last night. First time was in theaters. I liked it even more this time around. What a great movie - my favorite of the year so far. :D |
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| LeopoldStotch |
i do agree best movie of 2011 for me so far. 13 assassins. i do plan to see tree of life this weekend, so i am anticipating that will supplant 13 assassins for the #1 spot.
my top 10 of 2011 so far:
1. 13 assassins
2. martha marcy may marlene (great news about this movie. it received an earlier boost from october 2011 to july 2011. look out for this movie)
3. meek's cutoff
4. how to die in oregon
5. attack the block
6. i saw the devil
7. hanna
8. biutiful
9. source code
10. Hobo with a shotgun |
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| LeopoldStotch |
the tree of life
just saw the movie. if you plan to see it, do not download a crappy video quality version of this please. that is basically a slap to malick's face, and takes away the intentions of this film. find some kind of source for high quality definition or pay for it at the theater (it's worth it). this is not a movie. this is a 2 1/2 hour mesmerizing mental euphoric experience. that is all. |
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| chimera66 |
| ^what is it about exactly? |
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| The17sss |
| quote: | Originally posted by chimera66
^what is it about exactly? |
Vaguest of the vague description from IMDB:
| quote: | | The story centers around a family with three boys in the 1950s. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence. |
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| LeopoldStotch |
| quote: | Originally posted by chimera66
^what is it about exactly? |
what the17sss said
| quote: | | The story centers around a family with three boys in the 1950s. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence |
the main root plot of the movie surrounds a standard lower middle class family in a 1950s somewhere in the small midwest/southern town. we watch the family go through a series of emotions: happiness, sadness, distress, anger, fear, etc .. this is just a part of the movie.
the first 5 minutes is an introduction to brad pitt and jessica chastain, then we go to a 45 minute electric ride through a series of great shots of life (the universe, physical world, natural world, material world, etc ..). we finally get introduced to the family somewhere an hour into the movie, and we get to understand and feel what they are seeing and experiencing.
in my opinion, malick is showing us different perspectives of life. life can be much more than the birth and death of certain things, but the growth and maturity into time. sounds douchey? yes. sounds like something snooty and make you want to punch puppies because you feel dirty? yes. is this movie too "bible thumping", and the bible is forced down your throat? yes. will it give you different views of the meaning of life? yes.
unfortunately, some people left during the "45 minute electric ride". a lot of people stayed until the end of the credits. |
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