The concept could be good, but from what I've seen in the trailers, seems like the execution of the concept is lacking. I could be wrong, though. It just looks meh.
You're probably right, honestly. To me it looks like the only creative element is the idea of a snail wanting to be a professional racer. It's Ratatouille in a shell and on a race track, rather than in fur and whiskers and in a kitchen. It doesn't look like they'll throw any interesting twists to the formula, and it will stick squarely to said formula! But it still looks so fun. <3
Definitely looking forward to Only God Forgives And I never said was "excited" for turbo I said I was looking forward to it. As in, it looks intriguing and I look forward to watching it and seeing where it goes. I wholeheartedly agree. Still looks like a fun movie. And I love racing, even if its turbo charged snails. So screw it.
I wish I could go to SDCC. The Godzilla encounter event held by Legendary looks really good. Also shows a concept of what Godzilla will look like in the movie.
I hope they go back to the darker, force of death godzilla that he started as. I really hope that its not going to be having him as a hero, the portrayl of him as a destructive animal with a mournful wail really stuck with me.
Do you have the Criterion blu release? If not, GET IT NOW. Barnes and Nobles has their 50% off sale, otherwise amazon is a good place to find it around $20 too. I'd only seen passing Godzilla films before getting that, and the main reason I decided to grab it was because of Takashi Shimura (from almost every GOOD Kurosawa movie) and I was really impressed with how deep it was rather than just being another bang zoom pow stupid mindless film. It was very, very post WW2 appropriate and man, really makes you think. Shimura has also been said to be the Japanese equivalent of Morgan Freeman. Next to Toshiro Mifune, he's my favorite Japanese actor, and that's saying a lot. I enjoyed it when I was younger and went to see Saving Private Ryan, but I was in my 20s. Now, man crap gets so loud it's irritating and unnecessary. Kids? Older people? Because there's a point when too loud becomes annoying more than anything. We can't discuss those movies here, it's a family forum. Yeah I think we are at polar opposites in our movie tastes. You mentioned that you have watched more than your fair share of more "involved/deep" films, I'd love to discuss some with you at some point?
My wife and I went to see Francis Ha. Really enjoyed it. Not a perfect movie, but very good nonetheless. We also saw Fruitvale Station. It was good, but there's some scenes that aggravate. Like the dog scene. There solely to show that the main character is compassionate, and therefore you should like him.
I saw a bit about Frances, and it's one I'll be checking out when it releases for home consumption. The director/writer wrote the screenplay for some awesome films, The Fantastic Mr Fox is one I particularly love (I can finally share Wes Anderson with my kids ) so it's on my radar for sure. Fruitvale seems intriguing and I've like Michael B. since the wire, and the rest of the cast is pretty stellar too, and because people are stupid, it seems a requirement to include those kinds of ham fisted scenarios to further the various emotions we are supposed to feel. If it means we can have complex films if they include that, I'll accept it
No offense, but I'm not in the mood to discuss movies with you since our last heated argument (mostly due to my ineptitude to pick up sarcastic cues). :\ I can list off all the deep (pretentious to some) movies I loved that I can think of off the top of my head, though: Requiem for a Dream There Will Be Blood Black Swan Stoker The Great Gatsby 2013 (don't judge, bruh) Pi The Fountain Mulholland Drive 2001: A Space Odyssey A Clockwork Orange Eyes Wide Shut Full Metal Jacket (hard to watch, though) Tsotsi District 9 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Citizen Kane Notes On a Scandal ... I'm so tired, that's all I can think of. But my favorite directors are: Stanley Kubrick James Wan Christopher Nolan I love the influence that Luis Buñuel appears to have on modern cinema, but I've only seen his work L'Age D'Or, so I can't comment much on his work from my own opinion. Favorite cinematography goes to Citizen Kane, Stoker, and Black Swan. One movie you talked about in one of your recent posts, The Seventh Seal, I've been really itching to watch. It sounds so interesting and well-made. I think it's been long enough since Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey that I can take it seriously, haha I don't look at movies from a narrative perspective. I look at them from an audio/visual one. I love the metaphors in the photography of a film, but have a hard time grasping all the metaphors and meanings in the dialogue. It's just a thing. Anyways... woohoo?
If you love Kubrick but haven't seen The Killing or Paths of Glory, you TRULY owe it to yourself to check them out. I had passed on them for years, being a huge Kubrick fan and thinking they were in the same group as Spartacus (in that he hated making them and that they weren't under his control) and finally watched them over the last year. I can say that they are certainly different and more straightforward than his work from Strangelove onward, but they are amazing and some of the most accessible but engaging films ever created. They are stellar films and some of his best work. But beyond that, you sound very much like I was in my early 20s (which after doing the calculations based on comments in other threads seems to be where you sit) minus the current generation films, so my biggest suggestion is to go back to the earlier generation of film, ala The Seventh Seal, and you will find stuff that will blow your socks off, I guarantee it. Seventh Seal is one of my absolute favorite films, and while it is a bit weird, is worth every second. That, and Yojimbo are my biggest recommendations for accessibility and exciting films. Both are foreign, so they are subtitled... But are must haves, I promise you!
Apparently. Then there's me, who is intrigued by its concept and will watch it once it doesn't cost me anything.
A) Yeah, i borrowed the criteron from my library. It is a fairly dark and moody film. Heck, godzilla's roar there sounds kinda mournful. Its a real haunting effect. B) What?
B) you mentioned seeing movies where you were the only person in the theater, and I was trying to imply the theater you were attending was, ahem, less than family appropriate Did you check out the commentary and get a chance to dig into the extras? A few of the people who worked on the film were still alive when they did it, and they had some crazy things to say about the making of the film. But seriously, Shimura is a god among actors to me.
I have not! Actually I feel like a terrible fan of Kubrick's, as I have never seen Lolita, Barry Lyndon, Paths of Glory, or The Killing No excuse can be made, either! The first two are in the Blu-ray set, and I own it haha. I will try to find Paths of Glory and The Killing on your recommendation! Straightforward is definitely not what I'd use to describe the Kubrick films I've seen, but I'm sure I'm thinking of the wrong definition It's kind of odd that he apparently hated Eyes Wide Shut, but it may in fact be my favorite of his. 22, indeed! Lol, I like to have a broad palate, and seem to gravitate to being blown away by modern stuff! I will go back in time, though, especially for The Seventh Seal. I also need to see an Orson Welles film... it's supposed to be one of the first instances of the tracking shot? I forget the name of it, though. I need to see that. And there was a movie someone recommended to me, called Snake in the Grass, I believe? Have you heard of that one? I have to get on that! Speaking of Max von Sydow, what are your thoughts on The Magician? I bought it a while ago but haven't watched it yet D: Yeah? Whachu gon' do 'bout it?
Rush looks damn good. Love that they made a movie about Lauda, and Howard is a great director. (A Beautiful Mind)
