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Brown Eyes:
Heya Flashframe!!! It's so great to see you back at BetterMost! 8)
Yep, I recognized Heath pretty quickly at the beginning of TDK too. I really enjoyed that movie and have seen it twice recently (and twice is probably enough for me... it certainly won't become a BBM, which obviously I can watch an infinite number of times).
Other than TDK, I went and saw Brideshead Revisited last weekend, which the more I think about it the more mediocre I think it was. I had really high expectations for it.
So, those are the two films I've seen recently.
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: Flashframe777 on August 11, 2008, 11:21:04 pm ---I have been watching "Shelter" (2007) over and over and over again, just like another film I watch all the time. It's a small film, but a very good story, and with a nice little ending.
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We EuroBrokies had a gathering last weekend to see TDK, and the night before TDK our group watched Shelter together. Agreed with what you said about it. Nice little feel-good movie.
--- Quote from: seadragon16 on August 11, 2008, 05:36:36 pm ---Amores Perros - amazing film (I liked 21 grams and Babel too - cinematography in all three films was by Rodrigo Prieto) but this was the best of the three. Some difficult dog fighting scenes, but Gael Garcia Bernal was great in this. If you like this, try Motorcycle Diaries, Bad Education and Y Tu Mama Tambien, all with GGB too.
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Whoo, I also saw Amores Perros, 21 Grams, Babel and the Motorcycle Diaries :). I liked them all, but of those The Motorcycle Diaries was my favorite. Fine collection of movies that you listed here. Guess I gotta check out the other two I haven't seen yet.
--- Quote ---My Own Private Idaho - my joint favourite film of all time (along with BBM of course). The bleakness of this film, along with the sadness that the late River Phoenix is no longer with us (such an amazing actor :'() get me every time. Lots of people don't like Gus Van Sant's films, but I like everything he's done so far (with the exception of a couple). Watch it and see what you think. See Nancy Savoca's Dogfight too for another underrated gem, another incredible RP performance.
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Other honourable mentions - ..... Running on Empty,
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Seems there's another River fan. :) Well, I'm not a fan, but I really like him. And I also liked Dogfight, a totally overlooked movie, barely anyone has seen it. STB and MOPI are my favorite movies with River.
Check out The Thing Called Love if you haven't seen it. In I Love You to Death River has only a small role, but the movie is good.
--- Quote ---Absolute rubbish/hugely overrated (IMHO :P) ... Requiem for a Dream, ...
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LOL, Requiem for a Dream also didn't fit with me. There's so much praise about it, but I just didn't get it.
seadragon16:
--- Quote from: Penthesilea on August 12, 2008, 05:40:31 am ---Seems there's another River fan. :) Well, I'm not a fan, but I really like him. And I also liked Dogfight, a totally overlooked movie, barely anyone has seen it. STB and MOPI are my favorite movies with River.
Check out The Thing Called Love if you haven't seen it. In I Love You to Death River has only a small role, but the movie is good.
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Afraid so, ever since I was old enough to watch films. I was in my early teens when he died and I was really upset about it. My friend and I had been fans for ages and had to persuade our local video shop owner to buy in MOPI when we were 14 and then let us borrow it because it was an 18 cert at the time! When we returned it, I remember it being put on the very top shelf along with all the adult films and that annoyed me, because it's a story about love, finding your family and a place to belong which just so happens to feature a gay hustler ::) I have all of RP's films, even those that weren't so great. TTCL makes me sad though, because it seems so obvious to me that he was in serious trouble by that point. :(
--- Quote from: RebelWithASmile on August 11, 2008, 10:38:54 pm ---I've been trying to get into Pedro Almodóvar, he seems very interesting.
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Rebel - I love Almodóvar films, hence recommending Bad Education and I've also got Volver, Live Flesh and Talk to Her on DVD that I haven't watched yet. Some of the films I recommended I had a hard time finding on DVD for a reasonable price, but they were all worth it. I've got over 300 DVD's (I always buy films rather than renting - costs the same if you look around enough) and very few that I haven't enjoyed so far - most from recommendations or because I liked what I read about them.
And MOPI - you have to watch it, then watch it again! It's hard to appreciate everything about it on the first viewing. It's a bit like BBM in the respect that you see new things every time you see it. It's masterpiece and so far ahead of it's time (remember this was made in 1991) And watch Dogfight & Running on Empty too if you want to finish the circle! :)
Optom - I love Breakfast at Tiffany's. I saw it years ago and then watched it again very recently and very much enjoyed it.
Going to get hold of a copy of Shelter now - that's the third time today I've seen the film mentioned and not just on here. A hint maybe?
--- Quote from: RebelWithASmile on August 11, 2008, 10:38:54 pm ---you don't like Requiem for a Dream, Seadragon13? Why? It tries to pull too much from you, at an unrealistic rate and unrealistic events, but i was still floored by the movie and Ellen Burstyn. Its kinda one of my favorites, but i've been losing interest.
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Just didn't like it at all. There are quite a few good 'drug' movies out there, but this didn't get to me at all. I admit I've only seen it once and maybe it needs another watch, but I didn't care about any of the characters and they didn't seem at all real to me and I doubt my view will change on that if I saw it again. There were quite a few bits where you were expected to suspend disbelief and that spoilt it for me. I didn't feel sorry for any of the characters and didn't get the sense that they were stuck in something they couldn't control. I thought it was very sensationalist and not at all realistic - it tried too hard to shock and therefore the impact was lost. Interestingly, my daughter (in her mid teens) has seen both Candy and Requiem and she wasn't bothered by Requiem at all, but after Candy she said that was enough to convince her not to use drugs. I've read all these reviews saying how amazing and shocking Requiem was, but I just didn't get that feeling I'm afraid. When it ended, I just had that 'Is that it?!' feeling. Maybe I read too much about it beforehand.
Thanks for all the recommendations everyone!
RebelWithASmile:
Sweet, i will definitely check out Shelter and My Own Private Idaho.
I just watched Lars and the Real Girl. That is a very good movie! Ryan Gosling doesn't seem to get enough credit, he was amazing in it. Very sad, yet comical. It could of been easily based on a true story.
Requiem for a Dream didn't shock me and i mainly felt bad for Ellen Burstyn. That's the only one, really.
I just got Talk to Her from my library, maybe gonna watch it today.
I'm not a huge fan of Candy. I really like it, and Heath's performance, but i think the movie is kinda unbalanced. Abbie Cornish impressed me more than Heath in it, actually. I already knew Heath was a good actor.
what about Candy vs Monster's Ball??? which displays the better Heath performance, and which one is the better movie? I love Monster's Ball- thats a great movie, very tragic, and Halle Berry gives a great performance. So much shit hit that movie when she won. I think she deserved it. Stupid how some thought that the only way for her to win an Oscar was to have a viscious sex scene with a white dude. :laugh:
i don't recall Whoopi having one in Ghost, and she won
Front-Ranger:
My film society is showing a double feature with Manniquin and Lars and the Real Girl next Saturday so I am planning to attend on your recommendation...thank you for the reviews!
I bet you will enjoy Talk to Her! I did!
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