Yeah, I heard that in one of the novels the boy hero becomes a girl in the climax ...L. Frank Baum had to have been smoking the same stuff and had the same kinks as Lewis Carroll....

GOOGLED for clarification: Yeah...Ozma, the princess was raised as a boy...but still, quite an odd turn.

I could lie and say my girlfriend dragged me to this yesterday, but that wouldn't be the truth. I think I'm in love with Amy Adams.

Just got back from seeing this.

Awesome.

^^^^

first Steven King adaptation I actually want to see.

It seems most of the bad reviews are coming from religious nuts who were offended. Check out Rottentomatoes:

SPOILERS at that forum:













http://www.rottentomatoes.com/vine/showthread.php?t=595008

Her character was very annoying in Junebug, but since then she's become intriguing to me.

A lot of her clueless-ness from Junebug is carried over to this film, but she's so endearing I can't seem to get annoyed.

Ghosts of Cite Soleil




It's alright. But I have trouble understanding what the main dude is saying sometimes. Half the shit that comes out of his mouth is nonsense. I mean that literally. He's making shit up like Lewis Carrol with a case of the mumps.

OLD BOY

Oh boy, this was so fucked up. I didn't think I was so squimish, but the octopus scene had me gagging for a couple of minutes. I still won't believe that was a real octopus.

SHAZAM! Much better than expected. Intense. Great pacing. [spoiler]Those last 2 minutes.[/spoiler] Scorsese deserved the win.

Have you seen any of Park Chan-wook's other movies?
Sympathy for Mr Vengeance & Sympathy for Lady Vengeance are both good

These are the Red White & Blue of Japanese freaky art movies. I gotta see Mr. Vengeance next.

South Korean.

They're in my netflix queue. Although, I don't really know if these subplot-type films are what I like.

In the interest of full disclosure, it should be noted that hickman's recent posts in this thread have been a great read.

I'll sleep better tonight knowing that.

Good morning, sunshine.

why thank you. finally catching up on films I should have seen a year ago.

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Pretty entertaining. I felt like this movie was constantly winking at me and saying "isn't it clever what we did there?"

still kicking myself for missing the last 2 times they've come through.

barf. starting with the fact that marty should've won for many other flicks he's produced prior to this were with much better results. this was an over the top remake with nicholson being nicholson per usual. sorry to say I don't share your enthusiam for the flick. it was by the numbers for a scorsese flick. by no means bad but hardly impressive. it should be no surprise that the academy is almost always playing catchup for those its ignored or passed up in the past and that win was no different.

Not Japanese.







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Godammit, we know already!

I just like posting flags.

I didn't like either as much as Oldboy, but indeed, both are worth seeing. I think I dug Lady Vengeance a bit more than Sympathy.

Well, I'd read opinions like this when it was first out and as a result wasn't anxious to see it. So it came as a pleasant surprise how good it is. Yes, Nicholson is a bit much, especially at the beginning. He sort of mellowed or the rest of the cast caught up with him as the story progressed. I'm not saying it's a perfect story or a perfect movie, but the situational tension buildup was pretty great, and unique among the Scorsese films I've seen...I guess I was expecting Deathproof and it was not that. Also, I'd just read his thank-you speech and was happy for him. Sure, he's made better movies, some of which he should have won for--but even though the possibility of him never winning an Oscar was unthinkable, I'm not convinced that this was a gimme.

yeah it was slightly repulsive in that way, i felt like i was watching the well-made high-budget student film of a guy who wears a fedora

Add this to the list of "It's about bloody damn time!":



Hearts of Darkness - a Filmmaker's Apocalypse

'Nuff said.

OH MY GOD I MUST SEE THIS.


My best friend came back from Thanksgiving break with the "dossier edition" of Apocalypse Now. Which is like both versions or something plus all these special features in a replica of the mission dossier. It kills me. God I love this movie.

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Memories of Murder

A little on the long side, but the touches of humor in the serial killer plot put it in the 3.5/4 star range

Memories of Murder and the Host are some good shit.

I just watched this. Pretty, pretty good.

Ever since I took that damned screenwriting class I see a formula everywhere. And even though this film follows the formula, it takes some unexpected turns. Very good.

Fast Foo Nation

Has so much self importance ever been displayed on film before?
some really good performances, but it was so in my face, when the movie was over, I wanted to have nice thick steak

Employee of the Month (not the one w/Dane Cook)

Stumbled across this on cable... I think this movie wanted to be A Fish Called Wanda. It falls far short, but it's still a fun little movie. There are a couple of good laughs.

I really loved this. With its delicate treatment of the central conflict and very understated dialogue, it reminded me of "The Sweet Hereafter". Sarah Polley (director) and Atom Egoyan (producer) also collaborated in The Sweet Hereafter. Great film.

This is the first thing I've read that's remotely made me want to see this. (I wasn't that big a fan of a seemingly similar film from a few years back, A Song for Martin)

Let me just assure you that with Egoyan and Polley at the helm, you're in pretty good hands. As I recall, you're a fan of The Sweet Hereafter. You won't be disappointed in this.

I thought Ebert did a credible job reviewing this.

In the last week:

Contact
1408 (this completely falls apart around the time he wakes up on the beach)
Half Nelson (even better the second time, although more depressing than I remembered.)
Bridge to Terabithia (a horrible cheesy kids movie with some real emotional impact)
You Kill Me (pretty funny)
Annie Hall (this was hilarious, which Woody Allen movie should I go to next?)
Layer Cake (I don't have time to watch it again and figure out his name, anybody want to clue me in on the answer/solution?)
Talk to Me (very good, Cheadle is fantastic)

Up tonight:

Live of Others
Into Great Silence


Up later this week:

Paris, Je'taime
Extras Season 2
A Mighty Heart
The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Also, out of curiosity, anybody seen This Is England? Don't know if it's out yet but the trailer was fantastically intriguing.

you say this as if annie hall was your first allen movie in which case i'll just throw out Sleeper assuming you've not seen it yet. aces that movie. i could watch it oh, maybe 11 times in a row.

...then Take The Money and Run, Bananas, and Love & Death are next on your list (Love & Death should be next if you love classic "art" movies)

I watched 1/2 last weekend and plan to see the rest tonight. So far it's achingly beautiful in every way.

Crimes and Misdemeanors is my favorite. Husbands and Wives is beautiful but not very funny. Manhattan of course.



Yes, I saw it on a plane. It's good.

Obviously I have, It's fantastic. One of the best of the year.

surprisingly good. not as much as the first, but so many levels better than the second. which was an enormous piece of shit. i was incredibly surprised.




waaaaay better than i anticipated.

obvs, i am catching up on my ondemand.

idiocracy

I think I was just in shock. It's the only way I can explain the overall experience of sitting through this.
The idea that a society could possibly continue to exist much less be self-maintained given that there wasn't enough brain cells to rub together to get anything done just doesn't add up if you're more likely to think about it at all. Then again I suspect this was some stoned out dream that Mike Judge had about what if everyone behaved like beavis and butthead... in reality it's just a real dim bulb. Some goofy ass shit in a sophomoric kinda way but not one that's easilly shared.

Annie Hall is technically my second Woody Allen movie, saw Match Point last year.

Gonna go with Manhattan next I think.

manhattan is 'ok'.

man, i fucking love this movie. yes, the society would never exist but i found it not only a reall yinteresting satire (esp given our current state as a society) but a hilarious movie. you cant go into it thinking about the flaws of the infrastructure.

i quote it at least once a week. its what plants crave.

I just did a quick imdb review of Allen's directorial output, here's my two-cent ranking:

1.Zelig: mockumentary about a chameleon man. Might have been the inspiration for forest gump...but fg sucks.
2.Annie Hall: don't need to say anything.
3.Crimes and Misdemeanors: Martin Landau's speech at the end is one of the creepiest things ever on film.
4.Broadway Danny Rose: B&W Allen period piece (NYC in the 60's/70's). Mia is great as a garrish Italian mistress.
5.Everyone Says I Love You: Allen's tribute to MGM musicals. Some would say ranking way too high, but I love MGM musicals.
6.Radio Days: Another Allen period piece about, you guessed it... Literally shot in sepia tones, and stars a young Set Green
7.Sleeper: Allen at his quirky best. Probably his best sight gags too.
8.Sweet and Lowdown: fictional account of a jazz guitarist who idolizes real life jazz guitarist, Django Reinhardt.
9.Match Point: Woody abandons NYC for London, and does suspense. Phenomenal.
10.Manhattan: To be honest can't remember much, but a young Mariel Hemingway is great.
11.The Purple Rose of Cairo: One of Woody's odes to old films. Fun fantasism abides.
12.Bullets Over Broadway: Woody's return to form after many mediocre films in the 80's and 90's. Chaz Palmentierri (sic?) is the best part.
13.Small Time Crooks: Fun movie, but really a fluff piece for Allen.
14.Manhattan Murder Mystery: Can't remember too much.
15.Husbands and Wives: Can't remember too much
16.Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask: Fun, but mostly schticky.
17.A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy: Like 16. above, but not as good.
18.Mighty Aphrodite: Mira Sorvino got an oscar for this right?, but it's pretty overated.
19.What's Up, Tiger Lily?: Woody Allen overdubs an old foreign movie with his wacky plot. Really only for diehards.
20.New York Stories: This was Allen, Scorcese, and one other director. I didn't like this too much.

Edit: I've only included the Allen films I've seen. Say what you will about the guy, but he certainly is a workhorse.

...or Mystery Science Theater 3000 Fans.