[Dr. Eugene Felikson]

The story would've been thought provoking had I never seen Eternal Sunshine, The Matrix, or Nightmare on Elm Street III: The Dream Warriors before. I just found it to be pretty dull, and not nearly as smart as it thought it was.

A lot of people liked it. Especially on this board. So I might just be barking up the wrong tree.

Oh well, time to read more Spidey comics.

[keep poppin pimples]

 

5/10

[Genteel Death]

I watched ''The Cranes Are Flying'' by Mikhail Kalatozov, a great Russian movie which inspired Pink Reason's song of the same name. The opening scenes alone won me over straight away.

[demonrail666]

Originally Posted by Genteel Death

I watched ''The Cranes Are Flying'' by Mikhail Kalatozov, a great Russian movie which inspired Pink Reason's song of the same name. The opening scenes alone won me over straight away.

That's a fucking AMAZING film!

[foreverasskiss]

 

and

blade runner the final cut.

[truncated]

Watching "Silent House" as I type this, and waiting to be frightened. But the dad is at least hot.

[truncated]

Officially scared now. I am a sucker for horror movies. And I have to pee, but I'm too scared to walk to the bathroom. I am stuck on the sofa with my woobie.

[Savage Clone]

Originally Posted by demonrail666

 

Scorpio Rising

Still for me one of the best things ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvelqm7rcII

 

 

Yeah, me too. Incredible. I have watched this a few times in the last two weeks, actually. Finally got the whole Magick Lantern cycle set, and I also love listening to Anger's commentary on there.
Never, ever get sick of any of these. SR is a huge favorite.

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by Genteel Death

I watched ''The Cranes Are Flying'' by Mikhail Kalatozov, a great Russian movie which inspired Pink Reason's song of the same name. The opening scenes alone won me over straight away.

i put that in my netfux queue-- thanks!

[demonrail666]

Originally Posted by Savage Clone

Yeah, me too. Incredible. I have watched this a few times in the last two weeks, actually. Finally got the whole Magick Lantern cycle set, and I also love listening to Anger's commentary on there.
Never, ever get sick of any of these. SR is a huge favorite.

I'm a bit of an Anger fanboy but would definitely say SR and Invocation of My Demon Brother are my favourites - and easily two of my favourite films, period. But yeah, the whole Magick Lantern Cycle is awesome. Also agree about Anger's commentary on the DVD. I'm sure 90% of what he says is pure self-mythology but he's a born entertainer, and I love the way he's increasingly become a kind of ghost of old Hollywood. If I do have any heroes, Anger's definitely one of them.

 

[Torn Curtain]

 

3.5/10

[Pelle]

 

[LifeDistortion]

Nobody here has seen "The Dark Knight Rises" yet? Who's going to be the first?

[EVOLghost]

I'm gonna try the matinee on monday...

[louder]

Originally Posted by LifeDistortion

Nobody here has seen "The Dark Knight Rises" yet? Who's going to be the first?

came to this thread exactly for that purpose. hehe.

will take me at least one more day.

[Murmer99]

I saw it last night in IMAX and I think it's the best one of the trilogy (though maybe it's kind of premature to compare). Won't give anything away, I'll just say that the actual fight scenes between batman and bane were the best by far out of any batman film. Some of the set pieces like Bane's underground lair and the improvement of the Batcave were pretty cool. It's definitely lengthy, but unlike The Dark Knight, I never found myself feeling like the film was just droning on and on at times. The main villain here wasn't as "interesting" as the joker perhaps, but was definitely more intimidating. A lot more intimidating, actually. Just a really fun movie, in my opinion.

Also, I think this was Bale's best performance as Batman. I thought he was just "there" in the last film sort of... but he's excellent in this one.

[foreverasskiss]

 

fell asleep after he made out with that crackhead. besides i already knew what was going happen since it's my first viewing in years. i thought i'd like it the second time around. EDIT: rewatched it. loved it.

i'll be watching Bringing out the Dead later.

[tw2113]

The Dark Knight Rises, twice. Midnight showing then again this afternoon. at least an 8.

[Dr. Eugene Felikson]

Watched Batman Begins for the first time since I saw it in theaters last night. Watched The Dark Knight for the first time EVER immediately after.

My thoughts...

Batman Begins - I've gotta say, I love how this movie starts out. And by that I don't mean I enjoyed the first act, actually I found it to be pretty painful to sit through until Bruce Wayne officially became Batman. But alas - no, I actually LOVED the very opening shot of the film. It's perfect!

I think with this film, I finally understand why some people dig Nolan so much (I really liked Insomnia too, but I haven't seen it recently). Either he or his DP really know how to frame shots, but I don't think his style works so much in this flick when there are quick edits made. Those actually came across as pretty sloppy to me, this film's strength from a technical standpoint were the very slow shots. Which is sad, because that exact tip-toe pacing is what caused me to scoff more than I should have at the flick. It's a bit heavy-handed, don't ya think? Lots of talk, very little action. Even less interesting action.

It was alright I guess, I can see why nobody really mentions this movie anymore. Especially after I watched...

The Dark Knight - A masterpiece. I'm actually surprised I enjoyed it so much. I've dreaded finally watching this film for years now. Just thinking of this film used to give me nightmares of greasy, black "WHY SO SERIOUS" t-shirts with stretched-out collars. I still don't quite get that obsession, that line wasn't even one of the coolest parts of the movie.

What I did like was how natural this film felt. Did they film this on a RED? It looks fantastic! Also there was a very good attention paid in the sound editing, the music was sparse, lining a realistic tone within many key action scenes. You really have to appreciate a director, cast, and crew that can make a story this wild seem plausible. Especially with Harvey Dent in the picture (oh man, was I stoked to see him, I had no idea he'd show up in this film!)

My editing qualms from Batman Begins were also nulled. The cuts were superb, each tightly-wound action sequence melted like butter. Not sure if it's a different editor, or the last guy just learned to differentiate between cuts more - but either way, I couldn't get enough!

So yeah, I really liked this movie. It was outrageous, enthralling, action-packed, and surprisingly believable. Everything I wished Batman Begins would be while I was watching it.

I still think I enjoyed the Avengers more. Or even Spider-man 2 if I'm being honest with myself. But this def. ranks up there - I'm just a Whedon/Marvel fanboy at heart. Will still try and catch a showing of TDKR on Monday. Hopefully it comes anywhere near TDK.

[louder]

Originally Posted by foreverasskiss

 

fell asleep after he made out with that crackhead. besides i already knew what was going happen since it's my first viewing in years. i thought i'd like it the second time around. EDIT: rewatched it. loved it.

i'll be watching Bringing out the Dead later.

certainly a masterpiece. that ending.. woow.