Serious Movie Discussion XXXVIX

[EmpireShallFall]

Check this trailer out for the film III.

http://anythinghorror.com/2015/02/13/trailer-drops-for-russian-horror-film-iii-it-rocks/

 

[JonesBones]

I love Herzog. Wild Blue Yonder. A little slow but I enjoyed it. The alien was pissed that we "robbed the mountains of their dignity". He said that was a sin. I agree. Recurring theme with Herzog.

Another Herzog theme is knowing something that nobody else does. Watching Heart of Glass now. But in Wild Blue Yonder the scientist says that when he figured out this big theory he almost didn't want to share it. He was the only person who knew what he did. He liked that. I wonder if the hiding that can be as satisfying as letting everyone know it for some people.

 

[Flemmy Stardust]

I dunno. What does Jung say?

 

[Sigh GunRanger]

Seconds was weird, and a little unfocused but i liked it. Don't know if the execution is as good as the premise, especially since you don't physically get any younger.

 

[Rimbaud82]

What we do in the shadows was great. That is all.

 

[Romatheus]

Few movies that i saw recently i really enjoyed:

Moon
Fury
Birdman
Last Knights. Not a thinking mans movie but pretty awesome anyway.

 

[Naramie]

Saw these terrible movies:
Tomorrowland - Interesting, trailer but overall movie is so bad... cliche as fuck!
Jupiter Rising - They blew all of their money on special effects and couldn't afford a decent story writer.

 

[Sigh GunRanger]

Damn where everybody been at? We all busy and shit i guess

 

[KOQ24]

Crimson Peak

positives:
-beautiful,popping set & costume design
-great cinematography
-great performance by Jessica Chastain (Hiddleston was solid)
-great perforance by Doug Jones again

Negatives:
-too much reliance on jumpscares, esp in the 1st half of the movie
-i had the "big secret" of the Sharpe's figured out pretty early, as well as the "Twist"
-Hunnam and Wasikowska were rather bland

Beautiful looking movie with some good things in it, but i don't think it quite works.

6/10

 

[Ricky13]

Sigh right.

Damn this place is dead.

For a while it was lively as hell.

Nearly done with the first season of Twin Peaks. Really like it so far but can tell there's no way to tie up the story. It's a tone piece. I hope it stays that way and doesn't try too hard to solve the mystery.

Good thing is it's making me see Blue Velvet a little more clearly. He's not uncovering the seedy underbelly of suburbia. He's showing us seediness/evil is pervasive and making us uncomfortable with our familiarity with it. I think.

He still can't work out a traditional narrative for shit though. Might be perverse fun watching him try to get ends together.

I love the feel of this stuff. Wouldn't want to spend time with the man though.

 

[Bullitt68]

We all busy and shit i guess

The last few weeks have been nuts. I've been helping to edit the first issue of an academic journal and man that shit's time consuming. I knew I'd be busy, though, which is why I've been sticking with TV shows so I don't have to worry about picking and choosing what to watch. I cranked through The Good Wife and now I'm doing a throwback and watching Renegade and also watching Raising Hope (such a great sitcom, I wish I'd been watching it while it was running, Garret Dillahunt rules and Martha Plimpton was my pick for the P&M "ugly hot chicks" thread :icon_chee).

I'm also watching the Hawks kind of suck and the Cubs really suck

Nearly done with the first season of Twin Peaks.

Still haven't bothered with this one. Lynch in a TV format just seems like it's built to fail.

Really like it so far but can tell there's no way to tie up the story. It's a tone piece.

And this is why. I'll get to it at some point, but I'll be interested to hear what you think of it once you wrap it up. Also, kind of on-topic: The character he plays in The Good Wife is my new favorite role for Kyle MacLachlan. I liked him as the innocent schmuck in Blue Velvet and I really liked his guest spot on SVU as a bereaved and vengeful father, but his role in The Good Wife is just crazy awesome. And he's always paired with Carrie Preston, who's also killing her character on that show, and they're brilliant together.

Good thing is it's making me see Blue Velvet a little more clearly. He's not uncovering the seedy underbelly of suburbia. He's showing us seediness/evil is pervasive and making us uncomfortable with our familiarity with it. I think.

In my comparative brain, that sounds like Hitchcock and Shadow of a Doubt.

I love the feel of this stuff.

Atmosphere like a motherfucker.

 

[Shot]

Did any of you guys are Sicario? That was some super intense shit. Loved it. I might be a Denis Villeneuve fanboy now. And it goes without saying, the performances were awesome. Especially Del Toro

 

[Ricky13]

^^^^^

Sicario is legit, as is Villeneuve. He got a phenomenal assist from Deakins on it.

Not that there's anything wrong with that. How about the tension in that bridge scene?

Bullitt, I'll be finishing the first season of Twin Peaks today. Curious as to whether he wraps up the whole thing this season and the next is a different story (this doesn't mean I want you assholes telling me what happens either way). You'll be interested to know that thus far, apart from one scene, the show actually makes sense in terms of cause-and-effect, except for one dream sequence. But you know, it's like, a fucking dream sequence, so...

Probably why it was such a hit. Very compelling stuff. Rooting interests really well established. He knows what he's doing but is reluctant to even try to sweep the leaves off the trail because he doesn't deal in truths. Once you divorce yourself from that expectation it's quite enjoyable.

 

[Shot]

Anyone here watch The Leftovers?

 

[theskza]

Did any of you guys are Sicario? That was some super intense shit. Loved it. I might be a Denis Villeneuve fanboy now. And it goes without saying, the performances were awesome. Especially Del Toro

Love it. Might be number 2 for me this year.

I rewatched Fury Road. Wasn't that into it this time. Not sure why...

 

[Flemmy Stardust]

Jurassic World wasn't very good. Bummer.

 

[ufcfan4]

The last few weeks have been nuts. I've been helping to edit the first issue of an academic journal and man that shit's time consuming. I knew I'd be busy, though, which is why I've been sticking with TV shows so I don't have to worry about picking and choosing what to watch. I cranked through The Good Wife and now I'm doing a throwback and watching Renegade and also watching Raising Hope (such a great sitcom, I wish I'd been watching it while it was running, Garret Dillahunt rules and Martha Plimpton was my pick for the P&M "ugly hot chicks" thread :icon_chee).

I'm also watching the Hawks kind of suck and the Cubs really suck



Still haven't bothered with this one. Lynch in a TV format just seems like it's built to fail.



And this is why. I'll get to it at some point, but I'll be interested to hear what you think of it once you wrap it up. Also, kind of on-topic: The character he plays in The Good Wife is my new favorite role for Kyle MacLachlan. I liked him as the innocent schmuck in Blue Velvet and I really liked his guest spot on SVU as a bereaved and vengeful father, but his role in The Good Wife is just crazy awesome. And he's always paired with Carrie Preston, who's also killing her character on that show, and they're brilliant together.



In my comparative brain, that sounds like Hitchcock and Shadow of a Doubt.



Atmosphere like a motherfucker.

Sometimes I don't really get "weird" movies, but Blue Velvet to me is a movie where the strangeness is awesome. I remember sitting and watching scenes like when Hopper is ready to have sex with Isabella Rossellini or, probably most notably, when Dean Stockwell comes into play, and thinking- damn this is crazy shit. But in a good way. Yet I'm not sure I could get too far into Lynch's filmography. From what I understand, Blue Velvet is actually one of his more mainstream, accessible films.

Always thought there was a cool eeriness to a lot of the events in that movie.



This scene has a haunting vibe to it in my opinion.

Pretty crazy to see how young Maclachlen and Dern were too.

 

[ufcfan4]

Just got back from an Alamo Drafthouse screening of Back to the Future 2. Every time I see that movie, I'm pretty blown away by how well-executed it is. Not only is it damn entertaining, but it is probably one of the more ambitious sequels I can think of, paying homage to the classic predecessor in a big way while also telling its own story.

Tom Wilson contributes to it immeasurably with, significantly, his biggest role in the trilogy.

Very fun movie. Zemeckis is legit as hell. Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Back to the Future trilogy alone give him tons of cachet.

 

[theskza]

I saw Back to the Future for the first time. Wasn't impressed at all, other than Crispin Glover and Chris Lloyd's hilarious performances. Mediocre overall, but I guess I can see the nostalgic charm.

 

[ufcfan4]

I saw Back to the Future for the first time. Wasn't impressed at all, other than Crispin Glover and Chris Lloyd's hilarious performances. Mediocre overall, but I guess I can see the nostalgic charm.

I absolutely love it. To me, it's one of the most entertaining movies around.