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unfortunately i haven't been able to trek to the city to see movies. don't get to the artsy theaters anymore. but i am enjoying home theater, and i did get to see some very good films. here's my list of 4. this list is diverse. no two films are alike in any way.please post yours.
and the winners are, in order.
1) reign of fire.
british sci-fi. loved it. cross between mad max and rodan. most formidable enemy i've ever seen.
2) the others.
i loved this film also. the female actress is great and the ending makes this quite a good film.
3) hollywood endings.
woody allen hits the mark with this absurdity.
4) the one foreign film i saw this year about the horny italian kid makes the list.
everything else was good or ok and some like minority report were disapponitments. mib2 was a good family film with good speical effects. unfaithful was a good film. panic room was a worthy watch, etc. etc..
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I personally found it to be a pretty dumb movie. Great concept, fantastic scenery design, but an awful script and worse acting.It's not really "british sci-fi". "blockbuster american sci-fi set in post-apocalyptic England" is more accurate. The director is the same guy who did the X Files movie and his primary work is on episodes of Star Trek - Next Generation.
The Matthew McConaughey and Izabella Scorupco characters ruined the movie for me - lots of poorly written dialog and script flaws. Biggest flaw for me was the use of guns. First: why do they bother with small arms at all? Second: the shooting from the hip thing - somehow I have a feeling that the Army teaches you to aim when shooting at flying objects. Third: McConaughey constantly telling people to "lock and load". If someone needs to tell you to load your gun before trying to shoot a dragon, you shouldn't be out there in the first place.
Ok, venting over.
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On a side note, a couple of blockbuster-rental type DVDs I enjoyed recently were:
Mothman Prophecies (Richard Gere. Good suspence. Very spooky. An ultimately forgettable movie . . but lots of fun.)
The Black Adder (the BBC series - just watched the 1st, second and third series . . very funny stuff)
Malcolm in the Middle (the TV show .. brilliant stuff . . and better when you can watch 16 episodes straight without commercials)
Zoolander (had to rent this twice - One of Ben Stiller's best)
Band of Brothers (the 5 disc set is awesome)
Death to Smoochy (very dark, very funny . . the role that Robin Williams is meant to play: the sad clown that you're supposed to hate)
Brotherhood of the Wolf: (dumb but fun monster movie - pretty brutal)
Oh, and Lord of the Rings I - just watched it for the 3rd or 4th time and it's steadily growing on me as a great movie. I like the balance between camera tricks and CGI for the special effects.
ok, back to work . . .
i think you are right. i couldn't figure some of the time what they were saying with the heavy accents. i think you are right about the script and acting. no great acting except for the bravado of the american commander and the forlorn look on the angels faces.but still, perhaps the rawness of the whole thing, the 'great concept' as you say, the fiercest enemy i ever seen in cinema, (talk about dragon breath). the way the dragons shook the very ground. sound and action were well integrated.
actually i think it was action scenes and special effects with meaning that make this an excellent film. it was not action for action's sake, but action as related to the whole concept.
i thought the 'angels are flying' scene to be the best cinema action scene i have seen since arnold falls into the water and waterfall in collateral damage. and the dragon on top of the castle type of building was pretty awesome, as well as the ending.
i thought 'minority report' and 'xxx' were major disappointments. so i'm not just into action, just to show what hollywood can do. this is a good, good action film. it should be a classic.
the gun fire seemed to hurt the dragons slightly. at least maybe annoy the draqgon and gets it's attention (like an insect bite).
i'll check into some of your recommendations. thanks.
directed by Takashi MiikeTechnically 2001 (Japan) but it had a very limited theatrical run on our shores in 2002 (most likely not outside the arthouse circuit).
It isn't yet available on video although I believe the rights have been picked up for US distribution. I picked up the Hong Kong disc which I later discovered is cut by 13 mins, unfortunately.
The premise is simple enough. Yakuza gang on the prowl for killer who's done away with their boss.
One word of caution. This is not for the squeamish or faint of heart. If you are easily offended, there's a good chance this isn't your cup of tea. Due to the graphic nature of this film, it's easy to see why some people might brush this off as nothing more than senseless violence for the sake of shock value.
With that being said, 'Ichi' is a fun and wild ride. I'm somewhat new to the world of Takashi Miike. I had seen 'Fudoh: The Next Generation' (which made me an instant fan) and 'Audition' prior to Ichi so I was semi-prepared for the intense mayhem (not really). It was like A Clockwork Orange all over again (not really).
Well that's quite a bit of hype and I haven't really said much about this movie. Check the link for the trailer.
Panic Room worth to watch ? Not even worth to spent fife minutes with it !
and Malena was horrible ! A ship wreck !
Thought Monica is...beautiful...
I don't think Malena was horrible... formulaic, yes, but not horrible.
You win.
***4) the one foreign film i saw this year about the horny italian kid makes the list.Malena? Monica Belucci is too hot to handle. Did you see her in Under Suspicion, where she plays opposite of Gene Hackman? An interesting movie... underrated. Morgan Freeman is great there too.
yes, thanks. it is the movie malena. she is something in malena. that boy really lucks out in the end thanks to his dad.i think i saw 'under suspicion' but i don't remember much of it, and i didn't realize it was the same actress. i'll have to check that out. thanks.
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