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That Day, On The Beach directed by Edward Yang - 10/10
An incredible film by the great Taiwanese master. I love the fractured timeline that was seamless even in its complexity. Yang plays with both the visuals and sound to make this film something special. The storytelling itself just completely changes its focus after the first 30 minutes, in the hands of another director this would be annoying but Edward Yang just makes it work. I've loved all of the big three Taiwanese film directors but so far Edward Yang is my favorite because his cinema is much more about relationships. There's also a certain charm to the 80's Taiwanese cinematography that I haven't seen in any other films, I sure look forward to exploring more Taiwanese cinema!
 
Bullet In The Head directed by John Woo - 10/10
Another masterpiece by the great action film director. The film has everything I love about John Woo's films, the style, melodrama, and action is all there. In many ways I think it's a superior film to A Better Tomorrow, but I prefer A Better Tomorrow's pacing and style. Also, aside from Tony Leung Chiu Wai I think this film's cast is not as good as the one in A Better Tomorrow. Any action film fan should check out this underrated gem.
 
wow… 3 10/10 in a row. you guys are pretty generous.

I watched Heat with burt reynolds.
7/10

slightly dated action scenes but the writing was fantastic and made up for it


I looked up The Killer.. this was in the description "Highlight: the final shootout in a church amidst many (symbolic) fluttering doves. " lol. dude loves his doves like an only child
 
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The Ten - Comedy featuring Paul Rudd. Basically its ten short films, each about one of the ten commandments. An interesting idea (kind of wish I'd thought of it myself actually) but the execution isn't great. About half the films are funny, which leaves about 45 minutes of 'meh'. 2.5/5

8 Below - Disney film in which the now late-Paul Walker tries to get back and rescue a bunch of dogs he left in the antarctic. Supposedly 'inspired' by a true story. Maybe a tad long but overall not a bad piece of kid-friendly entertainment. 3.5/5

Gettin' Square - Australian crime film, featuring the obligatory overseas actor, in this case Timothy Spall. Not much more than average, but worth watching for David Wenham's performance, which is hilarious. 3/5

Mad Max 2 (The Road Warrior) - Finally got around to seeing this sequel to the Mel Gibson classic. Personally I liked this one a little better, but I'm pretty sure they had a lot more cash to throw around. Still have to see the third one before the fourth film (reboot?) comes out. 4/5

Lost Horizon - Anyone else seen this Frank Capra gem?? I stumbled across it years ago and loved it. Just watched it for the second time and loved it all over again. Basically it's about a bunch of people flying out of China who are subject to a hijacking and end up in a strange city hidden in the Nepalese mountains.
There is something kind of haunting about it, the music has an eerie feel and the story keeps you guessing throughout. The fact that there were seven minutes of the film missing (filled in by stills and an audio track) only added to that haunting feel, and in a strange way almost seemed to suit the magic of the film and the strangeness of the narrative. Perhaps this won't be everyone's cup of tea, but it's one of my new favourites. 5/5
 
Doghouse Reilly said:
Lost Horizon - Anyone else seen this Frank Capra gem??5/5
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Thanks for writing about this film, it's now on my watchlist since I love Frank Capra's work! :) I was also enticed by your description of its mysterious haunting quality, I look forward to watching it!

The Adventurer directed by Charlie Chaplin - 10/10
A great early Chaplin short film. I love how it doesn't make use of even one title card to tell the story.

Haiku directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul - 6/10
There's really not much to say about this film, unfortunately it is not as poetic as its title suggests IMO. It's just three shots, they actually look pretty good but I don't think they have much to say. The film is also so short that I can't say I disliked it.
 
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MiniJamesW said:
Bullet In The Head directed by John Woo - 10/10
Another masterpiece by the great action film director. The film has everything I love about John Woo's films, the style, melodrama, and action is all there. In many ways I think it's a superior film to A Better Tomorrow, but I prefer A Better Tomorrow's pacing and style. Also, aside from Tony Leung Chiu Wai I think this film's cast is not as good as the one in A Better Tomorrow. Any action film fan should check out this underrated gem.
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Scorsese "snatched" the opening scene and used it in "Mean streets".

"Lawrence of Arabia" - David Lean 10!/10

A masterpiece!!!
 
MiniJamesW said:
Bullet In The Head directed by John Woo - 10/10
Another masterpiece by the great action film director. The film has everything I love about John Woo's films, the style, melodrama, and action is all there. In many ways I think it's a superior film to A Better Tomorrow, but I prefer A Better Tomorrow's pacing and style. Also, aside from Tony Leung Chiu Wai I think this film's cast is not as good as the one in A Better Tomorrow. Any action film fan should check out this underrated gem.
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MiniJamesW said:
Wasn't Mean Streets released earlier? I know that John Woo was really influenced by Martin Scorsese.
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Yeah,got it all mixed up :D The fight scene is in the "Who's that knocking",I remember reading that Scorsese got idea about jazz music with fight scene from somewhere, need top find out.
 
Hunger Games: Catching Fire 8/10

I thought the effects were great, and the story is solid.

Personally I would have liked a bit more violence like in the first one.

Ending was good, left a lot of questions unanswered, so leaves me pretty excited to watch the third movie when it comes out.
 
Gran Torino directed by Clint Eastwood - 7.5/10
The film has a really good story but the bad acting and especially the dialogue really harmed the film. I like the color scheme of a lot of the shots but aside from that the visuals are nothing special. There was a scene with Eastwood in the bathroom that I felt was redundant. I didn't like most of the scenes with the priest either. The party with the Hmongs is an awesome scene though, and Eastwood is just badass in the film. I connected with parts of the film personally so that made it an even more enjoyable experience for me. Overall, a solid but flawed effort by Eastwood.
 
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Gran Torino directed by Clint Eastwood - 7.5/10
The film has a really good story but the bad acting and especially the dialogue really harmed the film. I like the color scheme of a lot of the shots but aside from that the visuals are nothing special. There was a scene with Eastwood in the bathroom that I felt was redundant. I didn't like most of the scenes with the priest either. The party with the Hmongs is an awesome scene though, and Eastwood is just badass in the film. I connected with parts of the film personally so that made it an even more enjoyable experience for me. Overall, a solid but flawed effort by Eastwood.
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Only reason Eastwood made that movie was to rape MI for its film incentives.
 
Because I know people who worked on it. I know people who heard some of his conversations.

At the time, the MI film incentives were some of the best in the country.

Do you really think it's appropriate for a multi-millionaire to have dinner on the taxpayer?
 
tokenwhiteboy said:
Because I know people who worked on it. I know people who heard some of his conversations.
Will you please be more explicit about the content of his conversations?
More nuts and bolts, less allusions.

Do you really think it's appropriate for a multi-millionaire to have dinner on the taxpayer?
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The general idea behind state film incentives is to refund or credit back a fraction of the amount "brought" or retained in a state that would or could otherwise go to another state.
http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=40055

Funny thing is is that I just recently covered Michigan in another thread: http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?p=346185#post346185

Whatever.

Okay, so please explain to me how Eastwood and co. spend probably 80% of $33m ($26.4m) in the state, get a whopping 47% back in refunds, leaving Michigan enriched by around $14m that had a fair chance of going to Minnesota - is a bad thing?

How did Eastwood & co. bring an additional c. $14m to Michigan and eat dinner on the taxpayer's dime?
 
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