Good films I watched this weekend (Vol 2)
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Didn't get it then. 
Title "Hard To Be Objective" : http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/total-recall-2012/us...
Title "Hard To Be Objective" : http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/total-recall-2012/us...
goldblum said:
Didn't get it then.
Title "Hard To Be Objective" : http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/total-recall-2012/us...
Whatever point it is that you think you're making, I genuinely have no idea what it is. You keep posting links that prove my point yet, you don't seem aware that is what you're doing? Title "Hard To Be Objective" : http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/total-recall-2012/us...
Very odd...
Probably best just let the thread get back to those subjective opinions on movies we've all seen, eh?
lauda said:
Er, they are really otherwise they're facts rather than opinions. It is never possible to say whether a film is 'factually' good since everyone who sees it will have a different view/opinion.
You could try to develop an objective view of a film by attempting to consider how a number of different people might perceive it but there will always be a large element of subjectivity since you are not the other people so don't really know what they would think.
I can have an objective view of a film quite easily by simply standing back and seeing it for what it is.. a story told through suspension of disbelief, on celluloid via images and noise.Then I can compare it dispassionately with another movie. Can you not do this? You could try to develop an objective view of a film by attempting to consider how a number of different people might perceive it but there will always be a large element of subjectivity since you are not the other people so don't really know what they would think.
Moneyball. Lightning strikes twice for me. Straight after watching 'The Assassination of...', I find another film where I genuinely rate Brad Pitt's performance.
I don't read reviews or any detail on films until I've watched them, then I go back and balance out my critique with everything else I see/hear. I couldn't escape passing comments from the odd person who'd mention that it was good, but never found a chance to catch it.
Glad I did. Put it this way, if Kevin Costner had put his hands on it, then it would have descended into schmaltzy Americana. But instead I reckon it's a sport drama that ranks alongside films like 'North Dallas Forty' and 'Any Given Sunday', bringing the casual viewer closer to the machinations, mechanics of Big Sport. I particularly enjoy the premise that sticks close to a defined theme, and rules out any romantic fudging; Jonah Hill knocks it out the park with a great turn as the statistician who develops depth and feeling for the game when teamed up with a charismatic Head Coach. Change the topic of the film and you could be looking at alternative turnaround management strategies: the McKinsey way sometimes needs to be parked. And that's the fulcrum of the film. If everyone is doing a good competent job, then how do you get yourself ahead? Sometimes, you've just got to flip the script.
Super Mario Bros.. Terrible, just terrible.
The Big Lebowski. Have to call it: I'm in the camp that has this marked as 'overrated'. Not bad, mind, but undeserving of the cult status it's attained over the years. Then again I suppose that's why they're cult films...
Drive Angry. Three great cars, two great scenes (Christa Campbell and Charlotte Ross [nekkid]) and one lousy film...
Be Kind Rewind. First half is not good. Jack Black is insufferable when all he does is shake his head, go wonky-eyed and act bizzarely. By the 2nd act, he's calmed down, and between Mos Def, Danny Glover and some other extras this settles into an appreciating and heartwarming comedy. Tick.
Chinatown & The Two Jakes. Chinatown for me is excellent, but not great. I've enjoyed it over the years, but find that other noirs just get me immersed to an ever greater depth. The Two Jakes however, I hadn't got round to watching. Nicholson directs himself, in what was meant to be the second part of a trilogy that through stories of crime and passion, delayer the history of, and what makes, modern Los Angeles. Water, oil and land. The critical failure of this film led to the last story being abandoned, but as a sequel it's a beguiling follow-up. The sets are absolutely stunning, and many of the scenes are treasure troves for those who like mid-to-late 40s West Coast culture. The fabric of the film is spot on. But the story drags. It just doesn't draw me in to the plot. Then again it's how I felt about it's lauded predecessor, and maybe that's the difference an excellent director (Polanski) makes over a lesser one (Nicholson): you enjoy the same film that little bit more.
I don't read reviews or any detail on films until I've watched them, then I go back and balance out my critique with everything else I see/hear. I couldn't escape passing comments from the odd person who'd mention that it was good, but never found a chance to catch it.
Glad I did. Put it this way, if Kevin Costner had put his hands on it, then it would have descended into schmaltzy Americana. But instead I reckon it's a sport drama that ranks alongside films like 'North Dallas Forty' and 'Any Given Sunday', bringing the casual viewer closer to the machinations, mechanics of Big Sport. I particularly enjoy the premise that sticks close to a defined theme, and rules out any romantic fudging; Jonah Hill knocks it out the park with a great turn as the statistician who develops depth and feeling for the game when teamed up with a charismatic Head Coach. Change the topic of the film and you could be looking at alternative turnaround management strategies: the McKinsey way sometimes needs to be parked. And that's the fulcrum of the film. If everyone is doing a good competent job, then how do you get yourself ahead? Sometimes, you've just got to flip the script.
Super Mario Bros.. Terrible, just terrible.
The Big Lebowski. Have to call it: I'm in the camp that has this marked as 'overrated'. Not bad, mind, but undeserving of the cult status it's attained over the years. Then again I suppose that's why they're cult films...
Drive Angry. Three great cars, two great scenes (Christa Campbell and Charlotte Ross [nekkid]) and one lousy film...
Be Kind Rewind. First half is not good. Jack Black is insufferable when all he does is shake his head, go wonky-eyed and act bizzarely. By the 2nd act, he's calmed down, and between Mos Def, Danny Glover and some other extras this settles into an appreciating and heartwarming comedy. Tick.
Chinatown & The Two Jakes. Chinatown for me is excellent, but not great. I've enjoyed it over the years, but find that other noirs just get me immersed to an ever greater depth. The Two Jakes however, I hadn't got round to watching. Nicholson directs himself, in what was meant to be the second part of a trilogy that through stories of crime and passion, delayer the history of, and what makes, modern Los Angeles. Water, oil and land. The critical failure of this film led to the last story being abandoned, but as a sequel it's a beguiling follow-up. The sets are absolutely stunning, and many of the scenes are treasure troves for those who like mid-to-late 40s West Coast culture. The fabric of the film is spot on. But the story drags. It just doesn't draw me in to the plot. Then again it's how I felt about it's lauded predecessor, and maybe that's the difference an excellent director (Polanski) makes over a lesser one (Nicholson): you enjoy the same film that little bit more.
End of watch - formulaic but great - good music, pace, atmosphere and tension, yes the found footage thing is tired but I zoned it out after a while 8/10
Seven Pyschopaths - some great characters, Christopher Walken, zany scenes, funny bits but a bit too much going on. Sometimes it felt a bit forced, like someone blending In Bruges, lock stcock and pulp fiction into one. I saw it last Friday after End of Watch and was well into the 2nd bottle of wine, so really want to see it again to form a n opinion - a draft 7/10
Seven Pyschopaths - some great characters, Christopher Walken, zany scenes, funny bits but a bit too much going on. Sometimes it felt a bit forced, like someone blending In Bruges, lock stcock and pulp fiction into one. I saw it last Friday after End of Watch and was well into the 2nd bottle of wine, so really want to see it again to form a n opinion - a draft 7/10
Ted - Never saw this in the cinema, was funny in a few places, 2 laugh out loud bits, but other than that it is (as has been said, and parodies itself actually) a live action Family guy episode.
Le Mans - bought on blu ray, lot crisper than old dvd, good car shots, great noise, shoite plot, nothing happens, enjoy for the cars.
Das Boot anniversary Blu-Ray, still to watch, but im off next week so this will be going on, i may even have on a turtle neck wollen jumper and yell "Schnell" now and then! hehe
Le Mans - bought on blu ray, lot crisper than old dvd, good car shots, great noise, shoite plot, nothing happens, enjoy for the cars.
Das Boot anniversary Blu-Ray, still to watch, but im off next week so this will be going on, i may even have on a turtle neck wollen jumper and yell "Schnell" now and then! hehe
Legend83 said:
American Pie: Reunion
You know what you are going to get with these films and it duly delivered. A bit flat in the first 20 minutes but the laughs did arrive, largely in the form of Jim's Dad.
Fairly predictable, but if you liked the series you won't be disappointed.
7/10
It was good, especially with the original cast rather than the spin offs.You know what you are going to get with these films and it duly delivered. A bit flat in the first 20 minutes but the laughs did arrive, largely in the form of Jim's Dad.
Fairly predictable, but if you liked the series you won't be disappointed.
7/10
goldblum said:
I can have an objective view of a film quite easily by simply standing back and seeing it for what it is.. a story told through suspension of disbelief, on celluloid via images and noise.Then I can compare it dispassionately with another movie. Can you not do this?
To be fair, it's easy for you to seem objective when you hate every film ever made 
Ali2202 said:
Rick_1138 said:
Das Boot anniversary Blu-Ray, still to watch, but im off next week so this will be going on, i may even have on a turtle neck wollen jumper and yell "Schnell" now and then! hehe
Remember to not wash for a few days beforehand and leave a tap dripping in the background
trooperiziz said:
goldblum said:
I can have an objective view of a film quite easily by simply standing back and seeing it for what it is.. a story told through suspension of disbelief, on celluloid via images and noise.Then I can compare it dispassionately with another movie. Can you not do this?
To be fair, it's easy for you to seem objective when you hate every film ever made If I could be bothered to look I'm sure my like/dislike ratio is about 2/1. The truth is people don't like it when something they empathize with and deeply enjoy
is criticised harshly by someone else and sometimes they take it personally - but really they just need to grow up a bit.
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