"The Orphanage" in America. It's more of a mystery/psychological terror movie.. No blood n guts, just stuff that f*cks with your mind. ;)
TranceGiant
time to see a proper Austrian movie:
Meat187
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Originally posted by The17sss
saw The Road yesterday. Holy ... it was ing really good. I know there are a lot of "end of world" apocalypse type movies out there these days but this one was different. It doesn't spend any time showing CGI bull fashioned with narrow escapes like you're 2012's and Armageddon's. It's not constant action like in Mad Max, even though the trailer makes it seem like it's action packed. It focused on the relationship between father and son trying to do MORE than just survive in bleak times, and the horrors that people are capable of when things are desperate. And it was so believable.
My advice: don't take your woman with you. My wife was all out sobbing in the car all the way home becuase it was so emotionally heavy.
If Viggo Mortenson doesn't get an academy award for this role I'm going to stab someone.
I'm totally looking forward to this, but just found out that German cinemas will only show it in May 2010. FFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So I'll probably DL it, but I really prefer watching good movies in the cinema. Might also buy the book, anyone read it?
LeopoldStotch
haven't read the book, but from what i heard, the book is better than the movie, and the movie is awesome. i am still very confused to why this movie is not getting a wide release. :conf: got to be one of the best movies of 2010. very emotional, breathtaking, and in your face all at the same time.
anyways, saw the 2nd trailer to 'Inception' yesterday.
:crazy:
WittyHandle
The Road totally skipped my town, WTF?! No choice but to DL it now, although would've preferred to see it on a screen.
Even more psyched for Inception after seeing that 2nd trailer. Christopher Nolan is the man.
For those who haven't seen it yet, Up in the Air is excellent. A contender for my fav movie of '09.
chimera66
quote:
Originally posted by The17sss
saw The Road yesterday. Holy ... it was ing really good. I know there are a lot of "end of world" apocalypse type movies out there these days but this one was different. It doesn't spend any time showing CGI bull fashioned with narrow escapes like you're 2012's and Armageddon's. It's not constant action like in Mad Max, even though the trailer makes it seem like it's action packed. It focused on the relationship between father and son trying to do MORE than just survive in bleak times, and the horrors that people are capable of when things are desperate. And it was so believable.
My advice: don't take your woman with you. My wife was all out sobbing in the car all the way home becuase it was so emotionally heavy.
If Viggo Mortenson doesn't get an academy award for this role I'm going to stab someone.
looks good but you have to go into that knowing it'll be somewhat emotionally draining.
echosystm
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Originally posted by The17sss
saw The Road yesterday.
I'm currently reading the book and I think its fantastic. This really means something, since I absolutely ing hate books.
Get on it kids. :)
ivofivo
You just think that you don't like books, cause your a lazy . There are plenty of stories out there that would be more pleasurable to read.
Lira
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Originally posted by ivofivo
You just think that you don't like books, cause your a lazy .
That's bollocks. I read a lot and I still think it's bloody hard to see a story that deserves to be printed on a book rather than shown on a film.
wotyzoid
YOU'RE
and Lira, what kind of brazilian says 'bloody'? :stongue:
Lebezniatnikov
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Originally posted by Meat187
I'm totally looking forward to this, but just found out that German cinemas will only show it in May 2010. FFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So I'll probably DL it, but I really prefer watching good movies in the cinema. Might also buy the book, anyone read it?
The book is heavy. Not a book for the beach. Incredibly quick though - I finished in one sitting. Kind of draws you in with its intensity, and definitely emotionally impacting for some time afterward.
I haven't seen the movie, and am not that interested to be honest because the book is so introspective that I can't imagine how a film would be faithful and keep any sort of visual attention. Very little dialogue in the book, and only one (very) brief flashback. The emotional weight pins on the internalized feelings of the father, and it's strictly only his perspective that is portrayed at all times.
I've heard a few different interpretations of the ending from friends, but I thought it was ultimately uplifting - the only real positive takeaway from an otherwise cold and weighty book.
Lira
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Originally posted by wotyzoid
and Lira, what kind of brazilian says 'bloody'? :stongue:
The kind of pompous smart-arse that grew up watching British sitcoms and European cinema and now sounds like Harry Potter's handyman... or summat :p
Never bothered to switch back to American English because American girls seem to like it when I call them "sweethot" :D
