The Imposter (9/10)
OOh yeah saw that the other day... AWESOME!!! Wouldn't believe it if it wasn't true.
and also saw...
THE ACT OF KILLING - If you get a chance to see this documentary see it. It is ABSOLUTELY MIND BLOWING. it gets a TEN.
The Imposter (9/10)
Rushmore - 3/10
Sadly, although I recently enjoyed 'Moonrise Kingdom' immensely, I did not feel the same about 'Rushmore', much like 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou', the first Wes Anderson film I attempted.
I punched this @ 20min after FF the previous 10.
I do not agree with your position or opinion, but I will defend your right to have it.WOW rating a film that you only gave 10 minutes worth of attention to...soz Ray but that's a bit LAME.
Rushmore isn't great but if you're going to pass judgement on a film at least watch the damn thing.
I just think if you are going to pass a judgement on something you should at least give it a fair crack of the whip, that's how you would want your own work to be reviewed isn't it?
Yes.
In all honesty I'd be embarrassed if the first ten minutes of a feature length film I presented was boring and lame and I had to keep telling everybody "Just WAIT! Wait! It gets better... eventually."
Sigh...
Lame.
Bail out after an hour... yeah fair play I do it all the time if I'm not in the mood or it hasn't grabbed me. But TEN minutes... Jeeez why bother even pressing play... Just review the cover!!
You just gotta watch a lot more films until you start to recognize patterns faster.
Or maybe your BS tolerance is higher than mine.
Maybe you have more faith than I that this COULD pull out.
'Shawn of the Dead'
'Hot Fuzz'
'Aliens'
'Amelie'
'Heat'
'The Incredibles'
'A Knight's Tale'
'The Fifth Element'
'Seven'
'Forest Gump'
'Moonrise Kingdom'
'Argo'
'The Sessions'
'21 Jump Street'
'Kung Fu Panda'
These don't start lame and end great. They start great, continue to be great, and finish great.
'Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters'
'Hit and Run'
'Side Effects'
'The Good Doctor'
'Iron Sky'
'Beyond the Black Rainbow'
'The Hills Have Eyes II'
'Seven Psychopaths'
'Killer Joe'
'Machete Joe'
All serve up pretty much the same thing from stem to stern - if you got that far.
If you liked the first twenty I'm sure you liked the rest of the story.
However, if the first twenty wasn't working for you, odds are...
I'm still waiting on your dozen films with snooze-fest first acts and gripping third acts, though.
The Shining 2/10
Guy is just driving on a road for ages and ages... BORING. Switched it off after 5mins.
I'm still waiting on your dozen films with snooze-fest first acts and gripping third acts, though.
Side Effects - 4/10
Another Soderbergh hit or miss: Miss.
Too boring. Turned it off after 20mins.
I really don't understand what that closing statement means.Ha ha what would be the point.... You're not exactly displaying an open mind to films are you.
Not true.
By all means, please give me the titles to a dozen films that:
A) have lame first acts or twenty minutes, but
B) deliver in the third act or final twenty.
Seriously.
I promise to hunt them down, give them an honest day in court, watch the whole thing, and (hopefully, sincerely) WANT to prove myself wrong and turn over a new leaf.
Please deliver.
One of my faves of the year was Soderburghs Side Effects. What starts off as a rather generic thriller, about a third of the way in shifts gears, and the film becomes a much more interesting social commentary piece before shifting gears again towards the climactic end. The film is high on my watch again list because I really want to understand just how Soderburgh managed to switch those gears and crank that tension...was very well done.
This was your review of that film...
If I remember correctly about the 20minute mark we've just been introduced to the main characters with a little bit of background. So it sounds like you've missed THE ENTIRE POINT OF THE FILM. You may watch the whole thing and not like it, but at least you'd be better informed to make that decision.
I enjoyed Soderberg's 'Contagion' very much, and it fails to just begin introducing a little bit of background at the 20min mark.
It starts good. Continues good. Ends good.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001752/?ref_=sr_1#Director
Watched all of 'Magic Mike' and didn't care for it. Pretty pointless.
Watched all of 'Haywire' and thought it was okay.
Loved 'Contagion'.
Found 'The Informant' to be less than engaging.
'Ocean's 13' is pretty good.
IDK WTH happened to 'Oceans 12' - thus my cited remark above about Soderberg being a hit or mis director with me.
'Solaris' = snooze-fest.
'Oceans 11' is a delightful film.
'Traffic' is gorgeous story telling, a must see.
'Erin Brokovitch' is fine if you wanna watch it, can't really say it's a must see.
'Out of Sight' is a delight.
And that's about all I can recall and say about his films I've watched.
I'm trying to discuss films here and you keep throwing YouTube clips at me...It's like chatting about the merits of the renaissance and someone coming over with a picture of a cock drawn on napkin!! Yeah, I might be just a wee more informed about what I'm watching than you're extending credit for. ENOUGH ALREADY WASTE YOUR OWN TIME ON THEM
By all means, please give me the titles to a dozen films that:
A) have lame first acts or twenty minutes, but
B) deliver in the third act or final twenty.
Seriously.