Movies you've seen recently

[Token]

[irratebass]

Been in a Nic Cage mood lately, some of these have been god awful:

[jmucke]

Inspired film making of the highest order. Editing, writing, quirky ideas - all the pieces fit and the performances are all top notch, maybe the best movie of 2015. Did I say that I really liked this?

[Submarine]

Inspired film making of the highest order. Editing, writing, quirky ideas - all the pieces fit and the performances are all top notch, maybe the best movie of 2015. Did I say that I really liked this?

I read the book and the film does a good job of condensing it down to 2 hours.  I would recommend this for both the quality of the film and because you need to be informed about why things went south in 2008. 

[whoshotthefrog]

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[irratebass]

Had to stop the Nic Cage fil festival and checked this out

[whoshotthefrog]

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[irratebass]

100% nudity 90% of the film



I loved it, I thought it was a very original story, and the actors were spot on, very long, but very good.



Not a "so bad it's good" film, but it was funny, and watch once and forget



Meh

[jmucke]

Cool, straight-forward reporter movie, almost old-fashioned. Reminded me of the last Wire-season and then I realized, after checking IMDB, that director Tom McCarthy played reporter Scott Templeton in that season. Cast is great although I have a hard time watching John Slattery and not seeing Roger Sterling.

[ez]

The Revenant  9/10

[jmucke]

The Revenant  9/10

Really? I usually agree with you but I was a little underwhelmed, and I think Inarritu is a brillant director. Production, cinematography, direction and acting, everything is close to flawless but the story was weak. If I had seen the movie without any idea what it was about it might have been different. But even having a general idea of the storyline made the first half too predictable.
After saying that, its still a good movie but more 6 or 7 out of 10.

[irratebass]

[irratebass]

The Revenant  9/10

Really? I usually agree with you but I was a little underwhelmed, and I think Inarritu is a brillant director. Production, cinematography, direction and acting, everything is close to flawless but the story was weak. If I had seen the movie without any idea what it was about it might have been different. But even having a general idea of the storyline made the first half too predictable.
After saying that, its still a good movie but more 6 or 7 out of 10.

Haven't seen it yet, but doesn't Leo get raped by a bear?

[ez]

The Revenant  9/10

Really? I usually agree with you but I was a little underwhelmed, and I think Inarritu is a brillant director. Production, cinematography, direction and acting, everything is close to flawless but the story was weak. If I had seen the movie without any idea what it was about it might have been different. But even having a general idea of the storyline made the first half too predictable.
After saying that, its still a good movie but more 6 or 7 out of 10.

Well, I guess that's what made the difference, as I went in without having any idea what the story was. Thought the name of the movie did pretty much give a lot of the plot away.

And you're right that the story was predictable. But I don't think it's about that.

[spoiler]I think for the first time someone actually made a "comes back from the near-dead to exact revenge on everyone" movie that was entirely believable and convincing, which in itself is not an easy feat.[/spoiler]

I also think the atmosphere, acting and music were all fantastic. I would be fine with Leo finally getting his gold statue for this one.

[ez]

and yes, Leo does indeed get raped by a bear.

[The Shocker]

Watched The Green Inferno.  Forgettable.

[irratebass]

and yes, Leo does indeed get raped by a bear.

Poor Leo 

[irratebass]

I believe the Nic Cage film festival is over now

[EaterofBirds]

Jeruzalem - Not bad, not great..low budget-y feel to the creatures, but held my interest. be warned; it's jumpy "google glasses" filmed perspective.

Room - Solid, solid film. Should do well in the Independent Film Awards

April 9th - Danish entry into the WWII film genre. Another good interesting take on a different angle of the German invasion of Denmark. Worth a look.

[irratebass]

[retardgroove]

meh.

[ez]

meh as in you saw it and it was crap?

[Token]

Irbass, what did you think of that Straight Outta Compton?