August 6, 200817 yr The Reaping - Watched it with my mom last night on On Demand. It was a unique idea and overall really good. Wasn't really scary at all though, the scariest part was probably when the girl's face was on the laptop :lol:
August 7, 200817 yr This week I've been watching the Ingmar Bergman season on Film4. They showed; The Seventh Seal (obviously) Persona Scenes From A Marriage Wild Strawberries The Virgin Spring Summer With Monika (which I missed) Smiles of a Summer Night Summer Interlude I won't give individual reviews because I can't be bothered and it's just about 2am here. Anyway, I enjoyed the season for the most part although I didn't think Summer Interlude was as good as the others and I'm still scratching my head thinking about Persona (which isn't a bad thing actually). I had seen a few before (Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries & Scenes from a Marriage) and they benefit from repeat viewings, so I would presume the others will. I'm still irritated that I missed Summer with Monika as I hadn't seen it before. I might get a few of these on DVD and look up some more Bergman. He's one of those directors I put off looking into because of his reputation of being morbid and depressing (which now seems a little unfair) but this little season has piqued my interest in him just as Film4's Jean Pierre Melville season got me interested in him (JPM is now one of my favourites). He who learns must suffer, and, even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart,and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God. - Aeschylus (525 BC - 456 BC)
August 7, 200817 yr Ingmar Bergman It seems everyone of his movies have been better than the ones I watched before. My first experience was with A Film Trilogy by Ingmar Bergman Criterion Collection (Through a Glass Darkly, Winter Light and The Silence). I didn't really like it all that much, but it did look great. It was black and white but everything just looked great. Then I saw Wild Strawberries, and that one I enjoyed, but still not quite my style. After that was The Seventh Seal, and that I really liked. But the last one I saw was Fanny and Alexander and I thought that was better than any of the others. So in conclusion: watch Fanny and Alexander.
August 7, 200817 yr step brothers will ferrel is so funny its unreal he is one of the funniest men alive :P http://www.last.fm/user/wagonwheel4
August 7, 200817 yr Ingmar Bergman It seems everyone of his movies have been better than the ones I watched before. My first experience was with A Film Trilogy by Ingmar Bergman Criterion Collection (Through a Glass Darkly, Winter Light and The Silence). I didn't really like it all that much, but it did look great. It was black and white but everything just looked great. Then I saw Wild Strawberries, and that one I enjoyed, but still not quite my style. After that was The Seventh Seal, and that I really liked. But the last one I saw was Fanny and Alexander and I thought that was better than any of the others. So in conclusion: watch Fanny and Alexander. It's on the Bergman part of my to do list along with Summer with Monika, The Serpent's Egg, Through a Glass Darkly, Cries and whispers and Winter Light. He who learns must suffer, and, even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart,and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God. - Aeschylus (525 BC - 456 BC)
August 8, 200817 yr just saw Pineapple Express. funniest movie ever. the whole theater laughed ridiculously almost every five minutes.
August 9, 200817 yr Southland Tales - This is the second time watching it. Sadly it lost a lot for the second viewing, and now I am really seeing why a lot of people thought it was stupid. On your first viewing if you are really trying to figure out what exactly is going on then you don't think about the stupid stuff, so it's worth watching once.
August 9, 200817 yr Juno. 3 times in the last 24 hours. First time was at 8pm last night, then at 12pm, then at 12:30 today. :) So awesome. Cool.
August 9, 200817 yr Fearless - What a great movie with an awesome underlying message. |Signature by Jason321|
August 9, 200817 yr Author Oh, Winterlight. What a brilliant piece of cinema. Easily my 'favorite' Bergman. It's kind of heavy though. the Midnight Meat Train - Yuck. What a terrible movie. It's just filled with a lot of blood, and dead bodies. No elegance at all. And that happens to be what I really like in a horror movie. I want it to be elagant, and scary. This one has got gruesome violence, but it's brought in such a strange way that it is 'funny'. So it goes past what it is suposed to do, and therefore it is useless. And useless violence is tasteless, and that perfectly describes this movie. Signature by Maurice SendakWhen the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool, that's amore!
August 9, 200817 yr Hm, Winterlight is your favourite Bergman movie? Interesting. It's not that I question your tastes, far from it, since it's a beautifully made movie, but I'd never call it a favourite because it left me depressed for a few days after. I mean, GOD, PLEASE HAVE MERCY! And by God I mean Bergman : P "Metal isn't about violence or faggy whiny lyrics. It isn't even about who plays the heaviest and fastest. It is about invoking a sense of wonder and magnitude that no other genre can depict."
August 9, 200817 yr dawn of the dead remake last night. waaay better than original god must be a builder. his original quote said six days, he didnt finish on time, he buggered off, didnt make a good job of it in the first place, and he still hasnt finished.
August 9, 200817 yr Last night I watched The Big Heat. I quite liked this, I like film noir generally but this was a bit tougher in its violence* than I expected and I enjoyed the way that nobody could be fully trusted. [hide=]* The burns on Gloria Grahame's character's face were well done, they reminded me of Ralph Fiennes' burns in The English Patient.[/hide] He who learns must suffer, and, even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart,and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God. - Aeschylus (525 BC - 456 BC)
August 9, 200817 yr Author Hm, Winterlight is your favourite Bergman movie? Interesting. It's not that I question your tastes, far from it, since it's a beautifully made movie, but I'd never call it a favourite because it left me depressed for a few days after. I mean, GOD, PLEASE HAVE MERCY! And by God I mean Bergman : P Not a favorite as in "Man, I can't stop watching this movie, I see it every three weeks", but more as in "The Bergman movie that really changes your views and keeps you bussy". In Winterlight Bergman and Nykvist manage to create the perfect atmosphere for the content of the movie. It's also an interesting movie because in this movie he finally starts 'experimenting'. You can say a lot of things about Bergman films, but in terms of style he's never been much of an innovator. With this movie he really breaks with this. He continues this line in two other Bergman favorites of mine, Tystnaden and Persona. So for me his period in the sixties is the most interesting. But I really appreciate his 'lighter' period from the fifties a lot as well; Smiles of a Summer Night, Summer with Monika and of course the naughty Djävulens öga. Signature by Maurice SendakWhen the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool, that's amore!
August 10, 200817 yr Just went and saw the Mummy 3. It was better than I expected-the action scenes were really good. Still, pretty bad plot though :|
August 10, 200817 yr Hm, Winterlight is your favourite Bergman movie? Interesting. It's not that I question your tastes, far from it, since it's a beautifully made movie, but I'd never call it a favourite because it left me depressed for a few days after. I mean, GOD, PLEASE HAVE MERCY! And by God I mean Bergman : P Not a favorite as in "Man, I can't stop watching this movie, I see it every three weeks", but more as in "The Bergman movie that really changes your views and keeps you bussy". In Winterlight Bergman and Nykvist manage to create the perfect atmosphere for the content of the movie. It's also an interesting movie because in this movie he finally starts 'experimenting'. You can say a lot of things about Bergman films, but in terms of style he's never been much of an innovator. With this movie he really breaks with this. He continues this line in two other Bergman favorites of mine, Tystnaden and Persona. So for me his period in the sixties is the most interesting. But I really appreciate his 'lighter' period from the fifties a lot as well; Smiles of a Summer Night, Summer with Monika and of course the naughty Djävulens öga. Ah, I see. In that case, I agree with you. I remember the atmosphere in that movie perfectly, same as I remember the atmosphere in 'Seventh Seal' (which is my favourite movie of his). I didn't see any movies from what you call his lighter period except 'Smiles of a Summer Night' (which was okay, but imo, nothing to write home about...), maybe I should see some more and then judge. "Metal isn't about violence or faggy whiny lyrics. It isn't even about who plays the heaviest and fastest. It is about invoking a sense of wonder and magnitude that no other genre can depict."
August 10, 200817 yr Recently: Casino. Which was really awesome and exhilarating. Nicky's death is just cold and brutal; and the torture scene is hilarious.
August 11, 200817 yr I don't watch movies that often, so last one I saw was the Dark Knight Oh actually I was watching the wedding planner last night at like 3 am, the one with J-Lo :thumbup: Come to #tip-it on Swift IRC, if you're cool
August 11, 200817 yr I watched Equilibrium last night. I had seen it with friends like 5 years ago but I didn't remember anything about it so I re watched it. And was very glad I did. Equilibrium is an amazing Sci-fi movie with awesome action scenes. Highly recommended. Combat FTL
August 11, 200817 yr Only Angels Have Wings - The Film Museum of Amsterdam has a small exposition about Cary Grant and is showing his films all summer long. So after a long train trip and remembering why exactly I can't stand spoilt children, especially when they're suffering through a long train ride, I saw this film. I liked it a lot. It's Grant in a role very untypical of his typical role. Jean Arthur and Rita Hayworth are enchanting. Sometimes gripping, sometimes funny, this was an excellent watch. The exposition itself was somewhat of a disappointment. A documentary that has been shown on television before, some compilations of Grant fragments and a handful of old posters (from Denmark :?) and some pictures.
August 12, 200817 yr The Dark Knight : It's a pretty good movie, gread acting by some people and good overall. Wanted : It was a bit to much for me tbh, weird ending aswell, expected more of it really. Some people dream of success, while others make it happen.
August 18, 200817 yr I saw Cloverfield last night. I want that 90 minutes back. What a waste of time. "He could climb to it, if he climbed alone, and once there he could suck on the pap of life, gulp down the incomparable milk of wonder."
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