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Old 01-09-2011, 01:35 PM
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Yeah, I can see how many would - I just don't think that I was in the mood for it. So I don't think I can give it a really fair review. I DO have a lot of positive things to say about it, though.





Ugh ugh ugggggggggggggggggggggh - I'm sorry, Roshiq, but I couldn't get very far through this one - I found it too self-indulgent and annoying. Really turned me off. And I turned IT off after about 20 minutes in...

What I wrote about it on Netflix (about a year ago):


Hey, i thought Cronos was dull as well.


And Svankmajer...

Well, except for "Little Otik" that i admit was a pretty good little weird horror flick, i can't say i'm a fan. Seen "Alice" and "Faust" as well, and i found them both so damn surreal and weird it became annoying. "SAid the rabbit", pronounced SHUT THE FUCK UP, GIRL!!! :mad:
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Old 01-09-2011, 02:56 PM
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House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects were the last ones I watched.
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House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects were the last ones I watched.



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Old 01-09-2011, 05:10 PM
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Old 01-09-2011, 08:51 PM
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Hey, i thought Cronos was dull as well.


And Svankmajer...

Well, except for "Little Otik" that i admit was a pretty good little weird horror flick, i can't say i'm a fan. Seen "Alice" and "Faust" as well, and i found them both so damn surreal and weird it became annoying. "SAid the rabbit", pronounced SHUT THE FUCK UP, GIRL!!! :mad:
Yeah, I did not dig Alice either - Honestly, I shut that one off, too. I thought it was pretentious and the cuts to her narration drove me bloody crazy. Would have been fine if it were a 10-minute short with the weird animation.

Haven't seen Little Otik, but I do want to.

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Inception (2010)





Fantastic. I am kicking myself right now for watching this film on our shitty little bedroom television instead of seeing it in the theater because, quite frankly, this was an incredible movie. Nolan once again shows that he is capable of directing and creating a really believable and intense tale. I was completely mesmerized by this film from the art direction right down to the caliber of the actors - DiCaprio and Gordon-Levitt, and Cillian Murphy all on screen - Geez, it's a fangirl's wet dream.

My only issues with the movie is that there was some pretty annoying exposition that I think could have been visually revealed instead of slowly explained by DiCaprio as though he were teaching a retarded second grader the A B C's (I mean, COME ON - The movie takes place mostly in a DREAMSCAPE - Why do we need someone to TELL US WHAT IS GOING ON - SHOW US DAMNIT... In that regard, I am reminded of Shutter Island, which handled a similar reveal with art and beauty)... That and the movie took it self REALLY REALLY SERIOUSLY - I MEAN END OF THE WORLD SERIOUSLY - Which obviously is meant to build intensity and emotion, but still, there's a point where you're just being assaulted... Also, I'm not utterly convinced that I can take Ellen Page seriously as an actress, especially when he role is mostly to be a vehicle of exposition (for those of you who will bring up Hard Candy, YES, I thought she was incredible in that film - LEAVE ME ALONE)... But I guess weak writing isn't really her fault.

All and all, I am being incredibly nit-picky because, quite frankly, I thought this movie was great. It's one of those films that I left feeling as though I've been punched in the gut - In a good way... One of the best films of the year, which has me comparing it to my other two favorite films of the year, Black Swan and Shutter Island... All three of these movies make me want to shove them in the face of ney-sayers who claim that this has been a terrible year for movies. Watch those three and your mind will be changed very, very quickly.

HIGHLY recommended... If you have the chance at this point to see it in the theater, it is well, well worth it. If not, go with blu-ray, and not the crappy boob tube in your bedroom.

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And Svankmajer...

Well, except for "Little Otik" that i admit was a pretty good little weird horror flick, i can't say i'm a fan. Seen "Alice" and "Faust" as well, and i found them both so damn surreal and weird it became annoying. "SAid the rabbit", pronounced SHUT THE FUCK UP, GIRL!!! :mad:
I loved Lunacy and as this is my first Svankmajer film, so very much looking forward to see his other films in future.


Scarecrows (1988)



>>: B-

The Reef (2010)



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Well....

The one i saw yesterday was The Hamiltons, awesome movie. this was my second or third time seeing it.
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Old 01-10-2011, 03:01 AM
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"Firstborn" (1984) 8/10

What a good movie this was. And such good acting.
Corey Haims first appearance on screen and he was terreffic already then.

And on a side note. Probably the smallest role I've ever seen for Robert Downey Jr. But even then he had the ability to add some kind of eccentricity to his characters. Even to a part this small and insignificant.



"2010: Moby Dick" 6/10

Great title isn't it? Just.... great. Especially considering it was more a huge shark than a whale. But oh well.

The title also screams low budget. And it sure was. Bad CGI all the way through including the "monster". But i still give them credit for showing the monster right from the start instead of hiding it till the last minute, as the case was with the sleeping pill "The cavern". Made it much more entertaining to watch even tho it wasn't well made. :)

And speaking of wasn't-well-made. I have to mention the introduction of the heroine in the small motorboat. How can you fuck up a scene that much. Fírst of all, we see her take off her headphones 3 times within 10 seconds and after that, during the conversation with her co-worker, we repeatedly see her with the headphones around and off her neck. Who should be shot here, the editor or the director? Imbarrassing error.
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