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[pyramidpanes]

 

 

The Martian was great. Nice to have a proper science focused film for a change, hollywood so rarely makes an effort or even attempts to get anything right.

Yeah I liked it too

 

Yeah I liked it too

 

Yeah I liked it too

[tec]

You are wrong. You're all wrong.

[dr lopez]

You are wrong. You're all wrong.

[usagi]

gave it a big ol' miss to start with.

[iococoi]

 

You are wrong. You're all wrong.

 

You are wrong. You're all wrong.

 

You are wrong. You're all wrong.

[data]

 

11/10

 

holy shit, this is basically red dawn if instead of just a random russian cold war invasion, the enemy is the "globalist demonic elite". china and russia in cahoots with treacherous american liberals. it's basically 90 minutes of libertarian, concpiracy theorist / gun nut porn and it's fucking funny as hell. also, alex jones has a small role in it and it was directed by chuck norris' son. for reals.

[Squee]

Arrival - yeesssssss/10

[melancholera]

Happy People: A Year in the Taiga 

 

A documentary about an extremely isolated village of about 300 people in the middle of Siberia. Mainly follows one fur trapper through the seasons of one year, though. I don't know what's so hypnotizing about this film but there's something. Maybe because it's the polar opposite of a high tech western lifestyle. The main dude was an excellent choice for a central element of the film. He spends most of the year 90 miles from the already middle of nowhere village, basically completely independently surviving in extremely harsh conditions. One main theme also is the relationship between man and dog, and how indispensable the dog is to a hunter/trapper. 

 

I don't like when documentaries romanticize the harsh conditions of "simple living" people, but I didn't exactly get that here. Saying that to preface that there's a certain zen to this movie. I watched it two nights in a row. If anybody has any recommendations for similar stuff, go ahead.

 

It's on Netflix (US) right now.

[melancholera]

I remember watching Zodiac a few years ago and being bowled over by how perfect it was, i don't think Fincher has been or ever will be as inventive as he was with Fight Club, but i really respond to police procedural serial killer mysteries, Memories of Murder (Fincher was inspired by it) amazed me too in how it builds and builds, year after year, through a decade or longer. I guess it's like a tv show, but you get that exhausting 3 hour experience. I love the scenes where it took advantage of you not knowing who was the killer, so much tension and dread. One of the few films I've watched in the last few years I had to give a ten, i think it's a masterpiece, and I hate that word, and its use, especially when applied to Kanye West albums, so i won't say it. I think it's perfect though.

 

Only watched this once and felt about the same. Would be thrilled to watch it again. No Country For Old Men also gives me that damn-near-if-not-totally-perfect movie feeling.

[AJW]

Happy People: A Year in the Taiga

 

A documentary about an extremely isolated village of about 300 people in the middle of Siberia. Mainly follows one fur trapper through the seasons of one year, though. I don't know what's so hypnotizing about this film but there's something. Maybe because it's the polar opposite of a high tech western lifestyle. The main dude was an excellent choice for a central element of the film. He spends most of the year 90 miles from the already middle of nowhere village, basically completely independently surviving in extremely harsh conditions. One main theme also is the relationship between man and dog, and how indispensable the dog is to a hunter/trapper.

 

I don't like when documentaries romanticize the harsh conditions of "simple living" people, but I didn't exactly get that here. Saying that to preface that there's a certain zen to this movie. I watched it two nights in a row. If anybody has any recommendations for similar stuff, go ahead.

 

It's on Netflix (US) right now.

Yeah I really enjoyed this too, very re watchable. Maybe try this one too http://m.imdb.com/title/tt1093824/?ref_=m_nm_knf_i4

[melancholera]

Thanks!

[dr lopez]

lol that david cross screencap gets me every time

[TRiP]

 

 

You are wrong. You're all wrong.

 

You are wrong. You're all wrong.

 

You are wrong. You're all wrong.

 

You are wrong. You're all wrong.

 

 

 

Salute of the Jugger (Blood of Heroes)

Found this on a 'so bad its good list' but its just good! Tis' great fun, quirky sports/sci-fi, shame it was shot in 4:3 - locations look beauty, Rutger Hauer leading the way.

 

dog skulls/10

[usagi]

^ that movie's a classic.

[cwmbrancity]

 A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence - 1st viewing was on high doses of morphine, so vague & scrambled fractions to say the least

 

2nd viewing - so many elements make it work, the range of characters from the morose failed business sellers trudging cul-de-sacs trying to flog  "novelty fun" items with their pale faces, King Charles XII and his cavalry entourage sauntering thru mid-scene, the amorous dance teacher molesting her unwilling male student, the colour schemes, the past in the present (see Charles XII again), an absolute joy even if it does dead-pan better than just about any other filem these eyes have seen. 11/10.....unmissable

 

so much so Gothenburg is now a must visit for the next 12/18months

Edited December 3, 2016 by cwmbrancity

[Guest]

Arrival

 

since everyone was praising the fuck out of this, I couldn't help but feeling a bit meh about it after leaving the cinema. There's still some things I keep thinking about which were interesting, and it certainly had some beautiful shots, the lead actress was good etc., but certainly not perfect. I like Villeneuve, but this is my least fav film of his.

 

Reading the Ted Chiang short story now tho, supposedly goes into detail about the linguistic stuff etc..

 

seven legs out of ten

[dr lopez]

Yeah the bar is set so incredibly low these days that anything that is competently put together gets "rave" reviews

[Squee]

The soundtrack and sound effects were amazing!

[Rubin Farr]

The most recent film of the year

[hello spiral]

Bone Tomahawk

 

Great fun, fucking gross

[dingformung]

Dans ma peau:

50% boring, 50% gross but had a certain charme

 

Dogtooth:

weird and good but don't remember everything, was very stoned that day

 

Psycho Cop:

almost so bad that it's good, almost

[Rubin Farr]

Why is Anthony Hopkins in Transformers?

 

[Nebraska]

Why is Anthony Hopkins in Transformers?

 

a sweet paycheck for his retirement. 

 

maybe he's thinking about saving up for a trip to mars

[tec]

You say that like he hasn't spent the last five years popping up in any old bollocks.

[dr lopez]

You say that like he hasn't spent the last five years popping up in any old bollocks.

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