[Octillus]

I'm really not trying to be a douche because it was really well made, but it's basically Transformers for hipsters.

The fact you compare it Transformers automatically registers your comment invalid; Drive bears no resemblance whatsoever. The Fast and the Furious for hipsters? Maybe, but that would also be a rather shallow comment, in my opinion. Personally I thought it was great, but I like arthouse subtlety. I have seen some of the director's previous films, so I knew what to expect style-wise.
Clearly this is a film that polarizes audiences, and that's fine, but still, you don't have to be a hipster to appreciate it.

Lawl. It's eye-candy without substance for the audience that appreciates its type of eye-candy. Don't get me wrong, I loved many of the shots and the attention to detail, but it was also empty of life or a real purpose. There's very little subtlety and it smacks you over the head with how many "great arthouse shots" it's taking. I'm all for creative cinematography, but this comes across like artistic masturbation of the highest variety. Oh, and this was a pointless Ryan Gosling performance. It wasn't calling for much, and he didn't give much in turn.

Was it trying to pay homage to older flicks? Sure, but it meandered in that.

Was it trying to elevate "low-art" to "high-art"? Absolutely, but it was crushed under its own weight of self-importance.

I, too, have seen the director's previous films and I remain unimpressed. He shoots like a music-video director, and doesn't know how to carry a narrative.

Nah, like I said earlier in the thread I liked a lot of it, but it left me cold overall.

Several films I just saw in theaters...

Warhorse: Meh. Steven Spielberg is past his prime. Rehashed, generic, heavy handed war story. It's been told a million times but this time... there's a horse!

Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (US Version): Haven't read the novel, haven't seen the Swedish version. It was decent enough but I don't understand at all all the hype. Trent Reznor, while I'm not a big fan, did give it a nice score though, especially compared to John Williams going through the motions in Warhorse.

Being John Malkovich


WHAT.
My face just read "wtf" throughout the film. o____O

Being John Malkovich


WHAT.
My face just read "wtf" throughout the film. o____O

Love, love, LOVE that movie.

Being John Malkovich


WHAT.
My face just read "wtf" throughout the film. o____O

Love, love, LOVE that movie.

Handsome fellow, isnt he?

[EphelDuath666]

Batman Forever

actually it is better than I remembered it to be. Sure, it certainly isn't Val Kilmer's best performance but Jim Carrey is definitely fun to watch. He does play a good whacko. And it's sooooooooo much better than Batman & Robin.

[Keeker]

Dean Spanley - Awesome NZ/Brit movie set in Edwardian times. Comedy drama based around the rather frozen relationship between an elderly father and his son. The comedy comes forth in Dean Spanley's tendency to remember his past life as a dog after he drinks Imperial Tokay. Yes, I know it sounds nuts but honestly it's a wonderful movie with a stellar cast of actors: Peter O'Toole, Sam Neill, Jeremy Northam, Bryan Brown. The characters are brilliant and the development is beautifully done. It's a very moving study of repressed grief, father-son relationships and the resolution thereof. I spent most of the film chuckling and the last part crying my eyes out.

Guys, watch this movie if you get a chance.

being both a fan of metal music, and also poorly made b-movies, or indeed the standing for bargain bin, i recently picked up a film called 'machine head'.. which being a metal fan was hilarious to find a movie sharing a bands name - coming soon.. cattle decapitation.. - and my first impression was that i was filmed in the mid nineties. ok, thats ok. my second thought was that it was filmed on vhs and then poorly transcribed onto dvd.. again, i allow this.. ive got plenty of crap horror films of that nature. but the thing that got me going was the fact the young peppy lead of the film - portrait as a 30 something being a teen - uses electric currents to reanimate corpses... and what better way to create a modern frankenstein's monster.. than use the alternator from an engine and strap a lawmower motor to the poor zombies head.. like some kind of retro borg.

i shouldve panic'd when imdb doesnt have an entry for it, and CEX only charged me 75p.

i look forward to rewatching this turd with my friends to mock and riff. im hoping i could get some shonky laughs out of it.

[djskrimp]

being both a fan of metal music, and also poorly made b-movies, or indeed the standing for bargain bin, i recently picked up a film called 'machine head'.. which being a metal fan was hilarious to find a movie sharing a bands name - coming soon.. cattle decapitation.. - and my first impression was that i was filmed in the mid nineties. ok, thats ok. my second thought was that it was filmed on vhs and then poorly transcribed onto dvd.. again, i allow this.. ive got plenty of crap horror films of that nature. but the thing that got me going was the fact the young peppy lead of the film - portrait as a 30 something being a teen - uses electric currents to reanimate corpses... and what better way to create a modern frankenstein's monster.. than use the alternator from an engine and strap a lawmower motor to the poor zombies head.. like some kind of retro borg.

i shouldve panic'd when imdb doesnt have an entry for it, and CEX only charged me 75p.

i look forward to rewatching this turd with my friends to mock and riff. im hoping i could get some shonky laughs out of it.

You could go all MST3K on it.

Other series seen on dvd, this time Spartacus: Blood and Sand. Enjoyed it a lot, picks up pace after first two episodes and after that it's filled with violence, plotting, sex, violence, blood, guts, plotting, sex, tits, tits, tits. It's real shame that Andy Whitfield (Spartacus) passed away last september, R.I.P. But if gladiators is your thing, this one is recommended.

[EphelDuath666]

watched 2 movies yesterday

first I watched Tim Burton's Batman and finished off the original anthology. It's my second favorite of that era I'd say. It's pretty campy and cheesy (after all it was made in the 80's, heh) but it's pretty darn good. I love Nicholson's Joker. I guess I just prefer the somewhat less cheesy and slightly darker Batman Returns.

and then I finally watched

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
I watched the extended cut on Blu-ray and boy was it worth the upgrade. That movie alone was worth the 50 Euros that I paid for the entire trilogy. There was hardly a moment where I wasn't totally blown away by the amazing picture quality. And considering that the other 2 movies are supposed to look even better, I think I'm in for a treat

watched 2 movies yesterday

first I watched Tim Burton's Batman and finished off the original anthology. It's my second favorite of that era I'd say. It's pretty campy and cheesy (after all it was made in the 80's, heh) but it's pretty darn good. I love Nicholson's Joker. I guess I just prefer the somewhat less cheesy and slightly darker Batman Returns.

and then I finally watched

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
I watched the extended cut on Blu-ray and boy was it worth the upgrade. That movie alone was worth the 50 Euros that I paid for the entire trilogy. There was hardly a moment where I wasn't totally blown away by the amazing picture quality. And considering that the other 2 movies are supposed to look even better, I think I'm in for a treat

ive yet to watch the return of the king

we should watch it NSYNC, cuz itd be ttly gay and awesome

being both a fan of metal music, and also poorly made b-movies, or indeed the standing for bargain bin, i recently picked up a film called 'machine head'.. which being a metal fan was hilarious to find a movie sharing a bands name - coming soon.. cattle decapitation.. - and my first impression was that i was filmed in the mid nineties. ok, thats ok. my second thought was that it was filmed on vhs and then poorly transcribed onto dvd.. again, i allow this.. ive got plenty of crap horror films of that nature. but the thing that got me going was the fact the young peppy lead of the film - portrait as a 30 something being a teen - uses electric currents to reanimate corpses... and what better way to create a modern frankenstein's monster.. than use the alternator from an engine and strap a lawmower motor to the poor zombies head.. like some kind of retro borg.

i shouldve panic'd when imdb doesnt have an entry for it, and CEX only charged me 75p.

i look forward to rewatching this turd with my friends to mock and riff. im hoping i could get some shonky laughs out of it.

You could go all MST3K on it.

heh heh..

im a bit of a fan of MST3K!!! The Sci Fi film festival in london usually hold a couple of allnighters per year!!!! amazing fun... and i love nothing more than raiding my local CEX and picking up an absolute gem for a pound or less! you kinda rumbled my little hobby

[EphelDuath666]

ive yet to watch the return of the king

we should watch it NSYNC, cuz itd be ttly gay and awesome

awww, a movie date! I'll watch The Two Towers tonight. That should be awesome.
Also, the 30 minute long credits after FOTR made me giggle as usual. A friend of mine always tells me that he ALWAYS watches the credits as well because they're part of the movie experience. So I wonder if that's still the case when the credits are half an hour long

[EphelDuath666]

watched The Two Towers last night which was awesome as expected. Although it is probably my least favorite of the 3 LOTR movies but that's not saying much as the entire trilogy is amazing. So tonight I'll watch The Return of the King. That one should blow me away. Well, Nick...will you watch it too?