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A Better Tomorrow III: Love And Death In Saigon directed by Tsui Hark - 6/10
This film was quite disappointing since I'm a huge fan of the series. It seems as though this is called "A Better Tomorrow" film just to make money, since it has pretty much nothing to do with the other two films. I can't say the plot is very interesting, nor are the new characters even though they had potential. Even Chow Yun Fat is less charming in this film, so it really isn't that great. On the plus side there are still a few great action scenes (though not as great as the first two films) and the film isn't really awful at all, just not on par with the rest of the series. Overall, the series was kind of a mixed bag unfortunately. The first film is a masterpiece, the second is a beautiful mess, and this one is just an average action movie.
 
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Your Sister's Sister - 5/10
Well executed boring-to-me mamby-pamby drama.
I only watched half of this, and I only checked it out from the library because in my latest distributor quest I saw that it had decent reviews (obviously by people that like this dysfunction-as-entertainment rubbish) and that it was shot for $0.125m but pulled in $1.636m which is pretty good on both ends.
I wanted to see what the director could shoot for that exenditure - and I'm pleased with that.


After Earth - 3/10
Watch this with your teen kids if you just wanna have a good laugh at somebody else's stupid kid.
It'll be a bonding experience.
The wiki-link makes for a good, semi-educational read.

Umm... it sucks.
What can I say?
Just a lot of really tupid stuff happens.
It's surprising what some really smart people check off on as worthy to put in front of people to receive appreciation for.
Just surprising.
 
i've been sick and watched a ton of movies

Kansas City 1/5
so so boring. most of this movie the characters are all just sitting around waiting.

The Warriors 2/5
really campy lol. unfortunately the chase scenes were subpar

Woman of Paris 1/5
charlie chaplin certainly produced some duds.. he didn't star in this one, but tried to direct a serious drama for the first time

Long Good Friday 3/5
a little slow for my taste but not bad

Killing Zoe 3/5
an average crime thriller

Six Degrees of Separation 3/5
will smith's acting has certainly gotten better since this one…
now the only film of his i haven't seen his the legend of bagger vance

Shallow Grave 3/5
an average film.. and this sort of thing has been done much better on film, such as the treasure of the sierra madre

Meet John Doe 3/5
frank capra and barbara stanwyck.. should have been better but it wasn't bad. had a nice vibe to it

Violent Men 2/5
boring violence. and underutilized barbara stanwyck

Talk to Her 3/5
this was pretty creepy lol

The Hole 3/5
This one was pretty silly but had a few good moments. even if they were out of place.

Secret in Her Eyes 3/5
well done but very slow paced with rape and murder

The Yellow Sea 4/5
go korea!

State of Play 4/5
this was kind of like all the presidents men, but with russel crow and a little more wild since it's not based on fact
 
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"Solaris" by A.Tarkovsky

I dreaded that it is going to be long and boring, but it was gripping, the atmosphere sucks you in like a constrictor. Very powerful film! One thing that I hated is the amount of zooming. Some parts like a zoom on ocean or pond are cool, but when it is zooming constantly on everything, it starts getting annoying.
 
The Wolverine - 5/10
I feel like I'm being generous with that one, because I love X-Men. Some fun action scenes (MOTORCYLE NINJA ON ICE!), but insanely predictable plot, even if you hadn't read the comics it was based on. Jackman was once again good as Wolverine, and everyone else was passable at best. I did like his dealing with the events of Last Stand (though if Iron Man 3 didn't come out this year and deal with some of the same sort of PTSD, I might find it more notable) and the post-credits teaser had me even more excited about the next X-Men movie. I don't dislike Last Stand as much as most people (it really fails trying to do too much and ending up with a half-assed version of the Pheonix and a half-assed version of Gifted, rather than focusing on either arc and doing a good job), so this has replaced Wolverine Origins as my least favorite X-Men film. At least Origins had Gambit and Wade Wilson going for it (the less said about that "deadpool" the better). Maybe this would have been something if Aranofsky was still at the helm...but maybe he split due to the awful script.

Still, MOTORCYLE NINJA ON ICE!
 
Yeah, that scene was pretty cool. All of the action was well done, in fact. It's just when people were talking when the film started to fall apart ;)

And Silver Samurai's swords changed from a mutant power, to something that's activated when you hold the sword the right way? Unless you are in the mech in which case it's okay to hold it one handed? Gah, much nerdrage does this film inspire!
 
Duling - Torino directed by Ning Ying - 8/10
A great tribute to to a beautiful city. I love the editing, use of music, and the soaring camera

Commune By The Great Wall directed by Ning Ying - 6/10
Eh, this could've worked as a series of still images even though some of the moving shots look good. Even the architecture in this film is not that great, and the party at the end was kind of tacky. Some nice shots, but not really a good film.

Wild Strawberries directed by Ingmar Bergman - 10/10
This film mixes dreams, memories, and reality in such a unique way. My initial reaction to the film wasn't so strong because unfortunately I had expected another version of Ikiru (since it is compared with that film a lot). But last night I dreamt of the film, making my own Wild Strawberries out of my own dreams, memories, and reality. That's when I realized how special this film is. While watching the film I already noticed just how great the filmmaking is, especially the dream/nightmare scenes. The first nightmare scene can be an incredible short film in its own right. The characters in this film are all enjoyable to watch develop, and the dialogue is incredible. This is one of those films I'm going to have to re-watch soon.
 
Wild Strawberries directed by Ingmar Bergman...The characters in this film are all enjoyable to watch develop, and the dialogue is incredible.
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Agreed. I love when the two guys go off to fight over whether or not there's a God, and when they return to the car the girl just says: "So, does God exist?" That line cracks me up every time.

I can't believe Bergman made this and "The Seventh Seal" in the same year. Most filmmakers would work a lifetime and never make anything half as good, and he did it twice in twelve months.
 
Doghouse Reilly said:
Agreed. I love when the two guys go off to fight over whether or not there's a God, and when they return to the car the girl just says: "So, does God exist?" That line cracks me up every time.

I can't believe Bergman made this and "The Seventh Seal" in the same year. Most filmmakers would work a lifetime and never make anything half as good, and he did it twice in twelve months.
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Haha yeah I loved that part!

I also told that to my friend who was watching with me, Bergman made two masterpieces in one year! Bergman is a genius just having come up with the screenplays for these two films let alone directing them masterfully along with his many other great works! There have been few films that I've wanted to re-watch just one day later and this is one of them. Do you have any other Bergman recommendations? I've seen The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, and Through A Glass Darkly (all of which I loved).
 
Do you have any other Bergman recommendations? I've seen The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, and Through A Glass Darkly
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To be honest the only other one I've seen is "The Virgin Spring", but I'd definitely recommend it.
It came a couple of years later, but stars Max Von Sydow again and asks questions about religious beliefs so to me they kind of feel like a trilogy of sorts (though I don't think Bergman wrote this one). There are a couple of scenes in it that will stay with you, I guarantee.
I've been meaning to watch "Persona" for ages, which has been highly recommended to me, but just haven't gotten around to it.
 
Doghouse Reilly said:
To be honest the only other one I've seen is "The Virgin Spring", but I'd definitely recommend it.
It came a couple of years later, but stars Max Von Sydow again and asks questions about religious beliefs so to me they kind of feel like a trilogy of sorts (though I don't think Bergman wrote this one). There are a couple of scenes in it that will stay with you, I guarantee.
I've been meaning to watch "Persona" for ages, which has been highly recommended to me, but just haven't gotten around to it.
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Oh, yeah I've heard that one is really good too I'll make sure to check it out. I'd recommend his "Faith Trilogy" which starts with Through A Glass Darkly, then Winter's Light, and ends with The Silence. I have to watch the last two of those.

I've been wanting to watch Persona for so long but the MGM DVD is so expensive, I'm hoping Criterion picks it up and releases it. It's been recently released on iTunes and Hulu Plus by Criterion, so I'm hoping for a Blu-Ray release soon.
 
Wild Strawberries is one of my favorite films ever! Amazing film. You can't go wrong with Bergman, but I'd recommend "Cries and Whispers" and "Hour of the Wolf". Very different films, both amazing and beautiful.
 
JoshL said:
Wild Strawberries is one of my favorite films ever! Amazing film. You can't go wrong with Bergman, but I'd recommend "Cries and Whispers" and "Hour of the Wolf". Very different films, both amazing and beautiful.
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Thanks for the recommendations, I look forward to watching more Bergman films.
 
Bananas directed by Woody Allen - 8/10
Great, funny early movie by Woody Allen. I loved so many parts of this movie, and the film was even funnier since I live in the Dominican Republic and there was a dictatorship that is very similar to the one in the film. Overall, I like it but not as much as Take The Money And Run.
 
The Immigrant directed by Charlie Chaplin - 10/10
Great comedy, the restaurant scene cracked me up.

Page Of Madness directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa - 10/10
Possibly the most unique film I have seen in my life. It's amazing how this film worked with visuals alone (along with music) without title cards or anything. Even people who don't enjoy silent film should watch the first five minutes for its unique visuals and editing rhythm. My only problem with the film is that the benshi narration for the film is lost so it's hard to make sense of the story. Either way, as a purely visual/aural experience it is still one of the best films I've ever seen.
 
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