Drive

holy shit

movie of the year

Really want to see that as well... And The Ides of March. 2011 was the year of the Gosling, by the looks of it!

Drive

holy shit

movie of the year

Really want to see that as well... And The Ides of March. 2011 was the year of the Gosling, by the looks of it!

the ides of march was great as well

i think i have a non sexual mancrush on gosling

[JuZ]

Michael Clayton.

Enjoyed it. Virtually the whole thing is played completely straightfaced. No token girlfriend, no kooky offsiders, just a good story about one man realising he didn't like what he was involved in and what he'd become, and the high prices he had to pay if he wanted out. Came out in 2007 but showed a bit of insight by portraying some of the pitfalls of high level corporate greed.

If you like slow burning intrigue and you also like George Clooney, it's worth watching.

Closing / credits scene is mighty fine.

Drive

holy shit

movie of the year

Thanks. Needed that D:

Drive

holy shit

movie of the year

Thanks. Needed that D:

varsågod!

the soundtrack, OH the soundtrack!

[JuZ]

Drive

holy shit

movie of the year

Thanks. Needed that D:

varsågod!

the soundtrack, OH the soundtrack!

I finished watching it about 15 minutes ago.

So yeah, what can I say? I loved it from the opening seconds to the very end. That soundtrack, those gloriously long silences, the gorgeous cinematography, the... everything.

The Last Samurai. Never bothered watching it before as I tend to avoid Tom Cruise films, but a colleague of mine lent me his copy and insisted I check it out regardless.
Cruise surprised me by being better than usual, and Ken Watanabe was fantastic. The film was shot beautifully, had a great score, and realistic battle sequences. The drama did get a bit over the top in parts, but I didn't mind too much. Worth watching after all.

[Octillus]

Slaughterhouse-Five.

I'm simply amazed how well the film version is done especially given that it was put together in 1972. 10/10 doesn't even begin to describe it. If you have Netflix, watch.

EDIT: Actually, there was one cringeworthy scene with Billy Pilgrim's wife driving a Cadillac that took me out of the movie, but otherwise, wonderful, well-acted, and moving.

[djskrimp]

3.10 To Yuma was super enjoyable. All characters were well fleshed out, and the story felt kinda/sorta true. Not in a "it could have happened in real life" way, but just....in a story way.

3.10 To Yuma was super enjoyable. All characters were well fleshed out, and the story felt kinda/sorta true. Not in a "it could have happened in real life" way, but just....in a story way.

Excellent western. Watched Wolverine on dvd (seen this obviously few times already) and wondered why Xavier was walking... If you have seen X-men: first class, you know that he was paralyzed from waist down when he was young. Oh well, wonders of Marvel universe I guess.

Apollo 18. Average, not half as scary as it could have been but kind of cool.
2,5 rocks out of 5.

[JuZ]

Slumdog Millionaire.

Not a bad movie at all. In fact, I quite enjoyed most of it. The younger kids were the best actors of the bunch by far. But I dunno... all those Oscars? Really? I don't quite understand all the OTT love for this movie. The "bad guys" were laughable. Not sure I quite bought the romance either.

[Octillus]

Slumdog Millionaire.

Not a bad movie at all. In fact, I quite enjoyed most of it. The younger kids were the best actors of the bunch by far. But I dunno... all those Oscars? Really? I don't quite understand all the OTT love for this movie. The "bad guys" were laughable. Not sure I quite bought the romance either.

It was a weak year, and a weak Oscar field.

Wall-E was the best film that year, but far be it from the Academy to do something controversial and vote for an animated feature.

Milk got snubbed in a lot of ways too, but overall that was probably the best conclusion the Academy could've come to. It's not like the year Crash won.

While Slumdog did deserve awards for director and cinematography, I don't think it was really Best Picture material. Milk or Frost/Nixon should have won, IMO.
Watched 9 recently, a film I should have seen awhile ago but never did for some reason. Beautiful, dark, and engaging from start to finish. It will earn a place in my Blu-Ray ranks eventually.

[Octillus]

Hrm, upon thinking about it, I would've gone Frost/Nixon. Sorry, living in San Francisco and having worked as a student in the neighborhood of Harvey Milk's, I have a bit of an over sensitivity for the major hollywood takes on the area I know so well. Still a fine film, just a bit heavy handed, and slightly belittling of the scene around Harvey.

Obviously the Academy figured Danny Boyle put in his time and deserved the nudge. Sucks that it's the way things go, but it's the way things go.