2012-09-10, 18:49 | Link #1081 |
Romanticist
Join Date: Aug 2009
Age: 33
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I recently watched Confessions (2010) or Kokuhaku in Japan, and I hardly have any bad things to say about it. Firstly, the movie draws you in with the surreal ambiance courtesy of the stylistic directing and music. Then, it proceeds to bash you on the head with its scathing critique of Japanese society, as well as that of human nature in general. Finally, if nothing else, the movie is still amusing as a psychological thriller at the end of the day. It's a win-win situation, I believe.
Also, not quite as recently but still relatively recent, I watched Total Recall (2012). I found myself genuinely impressed. I mean, I entered the movie house expecting a generic action flick and... my expectations were actually quite accurate. But still, the movie managed to bring up several interesting themes involving metaphysics and the nature of reality. Not to mention, there were also some juicy bits of relevant social commentary to enjoy. Unfortunately, the movie spent too much of its time on special effects and explosions that it hard had any time to explore these themes in depth.
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2012-09-11, 01:16 | Link #1083 |
勇者
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Tesla Leicht Institute
Age: 34
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Battle Royal and I saw the Devil, both were really good movies. I Saw the Devil was rather quite appealing to me because of my love for vengeance stories. Battle Royal, very crazy and really just overall interesting film.
Though the dream I got after watching Battle Royal was rather... disturbing.
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2012-09-21, 22:55 | Link #1085 |
ゴリゴリ!
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Age: 32
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen on TV. I'd rather have every stereotype and cliche rape my ears for 2 hours straight whilst a child bangs pieces of metal together and Megan Fox sits around being a talking breast. Oh wait.
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2012-09-22, 02:56 | Link #1086 |
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Age: 44
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While both are award winning historical epic trying to recreate lost times , both are equally flawed. One has too much focus on the main melodramatic plot, the other balantly drops historical facts for the more popular public misconceptions about the topic's time and life. While I prefer the plot and actions in Gladiator , the immersion factor of Titanic remains unrivaled till date, Avatar comes close but it doesn't have a lore behind it and so remains somewhat detached. |
2012-09-25, 10:44 | Link #1088 |
AS Oji-kun
Join Date: Nov 2006
Age: 74
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I watched the strange, disturbing, but powerful Beasts of the Southern Wild last night. It's an allegory about life in the Mississippi Delta south of New Orleans with indirect references to hurricane Katrina and global warming. Six-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis deserves the Best Actress award for 2012.
Reviews: A. O. Scott/New York Times, David Denby/The New Yorker, Roger Ebert/Chicago Sun-Times
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2012-09-25, 17:18 | Link #1090 | |
AS Oji-kun
Join Date: Nov 2006
Age: 74
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2012-09-30, 23:40 | Link #1093 |
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: CA, USA
Age: 29
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Just saw Looper! Amazing film and solid performance to say the least. Apart from some plot holes that ussually come with time travelling, this film is incredibly engaging on both a cerebral and emotional level. I definintely reccomended this as one of the better movies of 2012. Now I'm off to write a paper on it for an ethics class. Too bad I have to spoil the teacher.
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2012-10-06, 23:18 | Link #1094 |
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: NY
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Just watched Castaway on the Moon off a suggestion made on another site. It's a Korean romcom about a debt ridden guy living off an island very close to society. A hikikomori-like girl chances on him through her telephoto camera lens.
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2012-10-30, 08:28 | Link #1095 |
ゴリゴリ!
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Age: 32
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The Dark Knight Rises and Inception. Really good fun just all around.
P.S. Gordon-Levitt's a good looker, no homo. Just like seeing him kick some ass, just as how Hardy did in DKR.
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2012-12-11, 16:34 | Link #1096 |
Nyaaan~~
Join Date: Feb 2006
Age: 40
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Lincoln - Man, was that an outstanding performance by Daniel Day-Lewis
I must admit having seen The King's Speech .. I'd admit that I enjoyed that one more, but if we compare Oscar winning performances, I think DDL is definitely going to be a favorite this year. They definitely don't spare putting ole' "Honest Abe" on a pedestal though. Outlook: Positive |
2012-12-11, 16:37 | Link #1097 |
ばか =)
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Age: 38
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Bought the special edition steel box dark knight rises blu ray last eek and got round to watching it last next, was only the 2nd time watching Dark knight rises since seeing it in the cinema and god damn its just as good the 2nd time round.
One question though...why the hell doe's batman/Bruce wayne still talk in that gruff voice when he is talking to someone who knows he is Bruce Wayne???
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2012-12-14, 23:54 | Link #1098 |
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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I recently watched 12 Angry Men again for the 2nd time in half a year, but dang, no matter how much time I watch it, it is so interesting. It's something I don't see in movies these days, but no CG, no action, no blood. Black and White! Old! All it has to keep the attention of the audience is the content! Nothing to cloud the actual quality of the script. Talking! One and a half hour! And it keeps you focused on the movie!
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2012-12-15, 14:25 | Link #1099 |
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: USA
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The Hobbit was pretty nice. It was well paced, and a bit more light hearted than LOTR (as was the book supposedly). I'm looking forward to the next two films. Might even pick up JRR's books sometime in the future.
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