| Movie | Rating | Review | Date | Your Rating | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The New World - PG-13 | This is one of those films you either love or hate. There is no middle ground with it. Majority of the movie is very visual with very little dialogue, but I never once felt the need for it when Malick conveyed the feelings of the characters and the plot visually. | September 14, 2008 | N/A | |||
| Il conformista (The Conformist) - R | Best cinematography ever. I absolutely love this film. | September 14, 2008 | N/A | |||
| Rushmore - R | Even though I love all of Wes Anderson films, he has yet to surpass this film and I honestly doubt if he ever will. | September 14, 2008 | N/A | |||
| Apur Sansar (The World of Apu) - Unrated | The best of the Apu Trilogy. | September 14, 2008 | N/A | |||
| Videodrome - R | David Cronenberg's mesmerizing masterpiece. | September 14, 2008 | N/A | |||
| JSA: Joint Security Area (Gongdong gyeongbi guyeok JSA) - Unrated | A very powerful story about a friendship that grows between a group of soldiers on the border of North and South Korea. | September 14, 2008 | N/A | |||
| The River - Unrated | Beautiful colors and amazing cinematography. It's almost like the characters take a back seat and the focus is mostly on the colorful landscapes of India. This is easily Renoir's best film, at least the best out of all his films that I have watched. | September 14, 2008 | N/A | |||
| Barry Lyndon - PG | Definitely a forgotten Kubrick classic that shows his eye for detail and the painstaking amount of time he spent researching for his Napoleon movie he never got to make.This is one of those movies that takes multiple views to truely apprichate it's merits. I orginally did not care much for this film, but after watching it a second time I feel in love with the epic scale of the film. The costumes, the set design, the lighting, music and just about everything about this film is just beautiful. It's just amazing how Kubrick used mostly candles to light all the indoor scenes. I personally think this is Kubrick's best film. | September 14, 2008 | N/A | |||
| Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (Boksuneun naui geot) - R |
i was originally disappointed by this movie because I watched this after seeing the very stylish Lady Vengeance and Old Boy. But after giving it an another try, I ended up loving the movie's very raw film making style and the stripped out performance of the actors where they did not show wide range of emotions intentionally. Plus the story is something you can revisit multiple times without getting bored, unlike Oldboy, which gets boring once you know the "twists" |
September 14, 2008 | N/A | |||
| Boogie Nights - R | A modern day masterpiece. PTA is a genius. | September 14, 2008 | N/A | |||
| C'est arrivé près de chez vous (Man Bites Dog) (It Happened in Your Neighborhood) - NC-17 | September 14, 2008 | N/A | ||||
| Lust, Caution (Se jie) - R |
I originally had very little interest in this film, mostly due to not being a big fan of Ang Lee's recent work and also all the hype surrounding the sex scenes. I felt the popularity/hype of the movie was just because of the controversy, similar to how it was back in the day with the overrated Bertolucci's film, Last Tango In Paris. But after getting a chance to watch this film last night I realized how wrong I was to judge this film without watching it. This is one of the most emotionally poignant films I have ever watched. Wei Tang and always amazing Tony Leung were exceptional as the main leads and all the supporting actors were brilliantly cast. The acting is absolutely top notch and these actors convey more feeling with their facial expressions that even than even pages worth of dialogues would not express. Especially at the heartbreaking ending where the actors practically speak with their facial expressions. I always felt what separates a great director from a passable director is subtlety and not underestimating the audience intelligence. Ang Lee showed amazing amount of restraint when making this film, which allowed the film story to unfold and the actors to work unobtrusively. There is absolutely no flashy shots or lingering clichéd scenes that are meant to explain everything easily to the audience. A lesser director would have ruined the movie by using title cards to signify the time/location changes, probably trimmed down the explicit sex scenes and extended/exploited the few violence filled scenes. Instead Ang Lee craftily made the whole movie about the tense emotions and inner struggles of each characters, which allowed even the small side characters seem to come alive. I just can't say enough great things about this film and I could probably go on for pages about the merits of the film, but that would be pointless. I am very sad that I missed seeing this film in theaters when I had the chance because watching this visually arresting movie on the big screen would have been an awe-inspiring experience. So don't miss out on this film and rent/buy it NOW! |
September 14, 2008 | N/A | |||
| Cool Hand Luke - Unrated |
I watched this movie ages back as a kid and had fond memories of it but never could remember it's name. But I finally found the DVD at best buy and got around to re watching again; and all I can say is that's a perfect film. Some of the best performances I have ever seen and a very well balanced story arc. While the whole Christan themes and JC references seemed a bit forced towards end (the movie in a way a contemporary retelling of JC's story) I really felt for Luke and his sense of indifference with everything around him. And the directing and cinematography is breathtaking and probability the best I have seen in a movie from 1960s. |
September 14, 2008 | N/A | |||
| Ikiru (Doomed) (Living) (To Live) - PG |
A very touching story about a dying man's struggle to leave his mark on the world. A very sad and depressing tale with a very strong moral message that makes you rethink the value and usefulness of your existence. Would the world be a diffrent place if you were never born? Akira Kurasawa proves again with this film why he is the master of film making. |
September 14, 2008 | N/A | |||
| Tropic Thunder - R |
This is what a fucking comedy should be all about. Not a bunch of curse words and dick jokes for 2 hours like those Jude Apatow.While the satire is not exactly subtle, it's still hilarious and right on spot. The movie kind of drags in the middle but the overall package if awesome. Robert Downey Jr. was hilarious and the entire action scenes were great. Also Tom Cruise fucking stole the show. |
September 14, 2008 | N/A | |||
| Memories of Murder (Salinui chueok) - Unrated | A great Korean film about the search for a serial killer in a small town. | September 14, 2008 | N/A | |||
| Nobody Knows (Dare mo shiranai) - PG-13 | A very depressing and touching story about a family of children who are abandoned by their mother in Tokyo for over 9 months. Very well directed, but some of the lingering slow shots kind of slowed down the pacing of the movie. | September 14, 2008 | N/A | |||
| Citizen Kane - PG |
To be honest I really don't care much about the actual plot of the film. I found the splintered narrative style to be for most part a distracting gimmick that keeps you away from actually understanding what kind of man Kane was. But maybe that was the point Welles was trying to make? To show that no human can that easily be understood or classified. I can't claim to know the answer, but I am very much impressed by the directing style and the relevance of this film. |
September 14, 2008 | N/A | |||
| Sin City - R | A very enjoyable adaptation of Miller's gritty graphic novels. The wooden acting and style over substance directing can be a little too much at times, but overall a very enjoyable film. | September 14, 2008 | N/A | |||
| Omkara - Unrated |
Brilliant script, excellent acting and superb directing & cinematography. The movie is a very gritty adaptation of the famous Shakespeare play, Othello. I honestly think this is the best adaptation of Othello. The movie uses all the usual Bollywood trademarks to it's advantage. Great songs that fit well into the story and add more to the movie atmosphere. Mainstream actors all roughed up for their roles. And set in a very rural part of India where current day technology is almost non-existent. Where the movie really shines is in it's dialogs; which is a very gritty, slang filled regional dialect. I think you have to understand the language to fully apprichate this film, because the subtitles don't do it any justice. |
September 14, 2008 | N/A | |||
| Heat - R | While the team up of De Niro and Pacino is usually listed as the main highlight of the film, I personally find Micheal Mann's masterful directing and the entire cast's great acting to be the most enjoyable aspects of this great heist film. Almost feels like a homage to Riffi | September 14, 2008 | N/A | |||
| Once Upon a Time in the West (C'era una volta il West) - PG-13 | Easily my favorite film of all times. I have watched it at least 10-15 times and love it even more every time I watch it. | September 14, 2008 | N/A | |||
| Reservoir Dogs - R | Sure, QT may have ripped off the basic story from City on Fire, but he made a decent HK movie into a very fresh and clever crime/comedy movie. The actors, the script, the music, everything about is great. I can watch this movie over and over again with out getting bored. | September 14, 2008 | N/A | |||
| Apocalypse Now - R | "The Horror, The Horror!" | September 14, 2008 | N/A | |||
| The Departed - R | Not exactly the best Scorsese film and almost feels like lazy directing compared to his usual style, but the great script and acting is just too good for anyone to not enjoy this film. | September 14, 2008 | N/A |
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