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The Dark Knight
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A vigorous exercise in social analysis with a pitch-perfect ensemble cast. Surpasses the territory of comic book movies giving it an unprecedented 'adult' view.
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The closest I know to perfection in filmmaking. The best movie of the 90s.
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Wizard Of Gore
by Quintoposted 1 day ago -
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Penelope
by QuintoThe fairy-tale angle of the film is pretty cute and entertaining, though the romantic one is certainly uneven. Still, Christina Ricci looks very adorable. I just kept wanting to have eskimo make-out sessions with her. I also really liked the wardrobe and the production.
This isn't an intense, life-changing film - but to everybody who has ever been in love with Christina Ricci, this is the cutest she's ever looked.
posted 2 days ago -
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The Bank Job
by QuintoJason Statham steps back from his usual ass-kicking, car-chasing, explosions-surviving persona and lets a good, solid story deliver the thrills and suspense that keeps you glued to the screen.
To every Jason Statham hater, trust me, this is different.
posted 4 days ago -
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21
by QuintoEverything looks shiny and brand-new; the cast is dynamic and easy to look at, but the fun comes and goes way too fast and the story doesn't really grab you until the last half hour of it's two-hour running time. Also, the two asian supporting characters were more interesting than its leads and they didn't get enough screen time.
The trailers are more fun and have a better story than the final product.
posted 4 days ago -
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Breakin' 2 - Electric Boogaloo
by QuintoI have to be the proudest owner of this sequel, the one destined to rule them all. Everything horrible that ever came out of the 1980's was super glued into the most generic of stories with performances that would make Pia Zadora look like an Academy Award darling. Still, you can't help but love all the cheese.
Hey, at least it's better than Lambada and Roller Boogie!
posted 8 days ago -
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The Spirit of the Beehive (El Espíritu de la colmena)
by QuintoThis film will be in my head for days and days after seeing it. Simple and slow, but deeply moving and captivating.
Hey, you should really see this!
posted 9 days ago -
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Sleepaway Camp
by QuintoOkay, I just can't stop watching this film. This is better than so many other slasher films and it has it's reasons:
1.- Obviously, the ending. But not only the shocking resolution, but the last shot of the film is one of the creepiest I have ever seen.
2.- The killer doesn't conform with slicing and dicing, but rather looks for other ways to end the victim's lives. So creative, in fact, that only one death has something of blood in it.
4.- Talking of deaths, the curling iron.
5.- Judy, the megabitch in this film. She's so deliciously evil, she could face any Heather and win.
6.- Aunth Martha. I don't know what her deal is or how her brain functions, but she's awesome and thanks to her, there's a Sleepaway Camp.A lesser known 80's slasher film that definitely owes it to the Friday the 13th series, except it's better.
posted 9 days ago -
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The Dark Knight
by JeremyBest film of 2008 so far and the best superhero film ever. Heath Ledger is certain to be nominated and will probably win for his truly mad performance as the joker. Yet there is Method to his Madness, this crazed character does make sense in his own twisted thinking. The film more than the original poses some extreemly difficult ethical questions concerning right and wrong, hero and villian, questions that are not nescessarily answered. Once again Nolan has redfined the comic book genre and has continued the most original and masterly film series out today. See this film!
Best film of 2008 so far. Heath Ledger is certain to be nominated and will probably win for his truly mad performance as the joker. Yet there is Method to his Madness, this crazed character does make sense in his own twisted thinking. The film more than the original poses some extreemly difficult ethical question concerning right and wrong, hero and villian, questions that are not nescessarily answered. Once again Nolan has redfined the comic book genre and has continued the most original and masterly film series out today. See this film!
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I recommend you see...Hey, you should really see this!
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Mamma Mia!
by JeremyOne of my favourite films of 2008. A spectacularly fun movie experience, that will have you dancing in your seats, when I saw it people actually got up to dance at the end of the film. Meryl Streep, the greatest actress alive, owns this movie an just and has a ball with it. In fact although the plot is corny and unbelievable it doesn't matter as the film never takes it self seriously even for a moment, it just fun and the movie as a result is just so much fun. Whether or not your an ABBA fan or even a musical fan this film will put a smile on your face. It easily will be considered this year's Hairspray.
Hey, you should really see this! My favourite film of 2008 so far. A spectacularly fun movie experience, that will have you dancing in your seats, actually when I saw it people actually got up to dance at the end of the film. Whether or not your an ABBA fan or even a musical fan this film will put a smile on your face. Meryl Streep, the greatest actress alive, owns this movie an just and has a ball with it. In fact although the plot is corny and unbelievable it doesn't matter as the film never takes it self seriously even for a moment, it just fun and the movie as a result just so much fun. It easily will be considered this year's Hairspray.
posted 14 days ago -
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Funny Games
by JesseFunny Games (1997)
director: Michael Haneke
starring: Ulrich Mühe, Susanne Lothar, Arno Frisch, Frank Giering, Stefan Clapczynski
After a few months, I've finally come back to review this film. I'll be honest, it wasn't the easiest film to watch or the easiest film to understand at first, but after reading about this film and watching it two more times, I think I finally understand what the point of this film is. This film wasn't made with intentions of generating a fan base or hitting it big at the box office, it was made in order for director Michael Haneke to show us how disgusting we, the viewing public, are.
Haneke shatters film conventions and presents us with material that we normally would not see in a movie. Violence is used, but we don't see it on the screen. People are shot, killed and tortured, but we never see it happen. We hear it, we see the aftermath and we resonate as the characters do over what just happened. It's so real and comprehending why something so vividly disturbing is in a film makes us want the scene to be over with. Haneke uses techniques such as breaking the fourth wall, the real-time method and, most famously, a reverse effect to contest our regular film experiences. What we expect to come from this film is not what we get. I don't mean there is a twist ending or some surprising character reveal, but we get exactly what we don't expect: reality. People die in this film. There isn't a dramatic rescue scene and the protagonists do not win in an epic finale. This film is brave and it lets its audience see the opposite side of formulaic thrillers.
This film is not hypocritical. Many have accused this film of being hypocritical in its depiction of violence, but it's exactly the opposite. This film is ultimately a criticism on the use of violence in contemporary culture and media. Why the violence in the film then? The "violence" in Funny Games is used to satirize all other films that exploit their characters and their situations by showing blood, guts and nakedness. This film is like a kick in the face in terms of its bravura, it's saying "Watch this!" to its American counterparts and shows everything that we usually don't see, but cuts out everything we normally do see. We are shown the raw emotional impact that is thrust upon the victims in this film. We don't need to see the gruesome deaths when such emotion lets us know how bad the situation is. The actors in Funny Games (most notably Ulrich Mühe and Susanne Lothar) omit such painful emotions and this is Haneke's way of countering the exploitative violence from other films of this nature. We are shown a side we normally wouldn't see and this shocks us, angers us and, for a select few, pleases us.
Haneke presents situations in this film that normally would result in a bloodbath or nudity, but holds back when given the chance to show such content. One scene in particular, perhaps the most famous scene, involves a shotgun and a remote control. The violence isn't shown, it's out of the frame, but the result we do see. One of the antagonists has been blown away by the shotgun. But this isn't supposed to happen in this film, the antagonists aren't supposed to win or even be granted a speck of hope. The remaining antagonist picks up the remote control from the table and quickly rewinds the film to right before the incident occurs and prevents it from happening. Now everything is back on course and the hope for relief is diminished.
One of the antagonists in this film constantly breaks the fourth wall (the fourth wall being when a character from the film gestures or talks to the audience). This brings us, the audience, into the film even more to experience the torture and pain this family is going through. At one point, Paul addresses the audience saying, "We're not up to feature film length yet" and we know we're still in for more torture.
This film was made to shock us, torture us and make us realize who we are and what we have grown to expect from a film. When Schorschi is killed, we do not see it on screen. The viewers probably sighed for they don't get to see any blood in this movie. When Paul makes Anna take her clothes off, we don't see it on screen. The viewers probably sighed again, for they don't get to see any nudity in this movie either. As a film-going audience, we have grown to expect certain things from films. If someone is going to be shot, we expect to see it. If someone is going to have sex, we expect to see it. With Funny Games, Michael Haneke literally laughs at us because with this film, filled with violent happenings, we don't see anything violent on the screen, but only the emotional lapse that follows.
People can either view this film as a pointless exercise in attacking violence in films or a masterpiece that has shattered conventions, played with our minds and presented something brave and new to the cinematic table. I agree with the latter statement and I know I am not alone, but I also know how many people despise this film. It's a shame that Funny Games isn't widely appraised, because I do think that this revolutionary approach is not only audacious, but artistic, too. I have only good things to say about this film and Michael Haneke. He has presented something to us that everyone else fears to. He is a fantastic director and doesn't have to rely on formula to make a film work. He has stepped up to new extremes and his originality and bluster has made him very well respected by myself. I highly recommend this film, even though I know many of you will not like it. However, I do believe that everyone should watch this film and experience the masterpiece that is called Funny Games.Hey, you should really see this!
Many of you will probably despise this film,
but I'm hoping this recommendation will produce
some fans. It's really excellent and I hope that
once you see it, you'll share your opinions with me.posted 16 days ago -
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Hey, you should really see this!
posted 19 days ago -
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Repo! The Genetic Opera!
by QuintoAnthony Stewart Head singing again! The second trailer just came out and I can't stop playing it!
I don't know how to upload videos, so here's the link. Check it out.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=n_yhYFZ4wtE&watch_responseposted 29 days ago -
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Being There
by QuintoI was only first interested in this film because of a reference on Arrested Development's "The Ocean Walker" episode, but was not surprised to find a very funny and very, very lovely story. This will always be my favorite Peter Sellers performance ever.
Hey, you should really see this!
posted 30 days ago -
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Die Fälscher (The Counterfeiters) (The Counterfeiter)
by QuintoA very interesting film, though I wish some characters would've had more presence in the story and background. Still, remains an engaging story worth watching.
Hey, you should really see this!
posted 33 days ago -
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Kung Fu Panda
by QuintoDecent action/fight sequences, solid animation, more laughs than I expected (even for being dubbed by Omar Chaparro in Spanish) and I like the way they made some of the clichés work. In the very end, though, I couldn't have cared less about anything in the film.
Hey, at least it has to be better than The Love Guru!
posted 35 days ago -
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The Happening
by QuintoSo, M. Night Shyamalan has said that he wanted this film to feel like an old B-Movie, and he did achieved it - the only problem is that it has got to be inspired by some boring, lame B-Movie that lays forgotten in the gap between those that actually entertain and those that are worthy of MST3K. Sure, there's some campyness to laugh at (personal favorite, Zooey Deschanel's reaction to when someone asks her if she likes Hot-Dogs), but they are few, far between and too intentional to actually work. Also, what the fuck was the R-rating about? There's hardly any gore in it.
Hey, you should really see this!
posted 41 days ago -
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Young People Fucking
by Brett"You won't find a funnier, honest or smarter comedy involving sexual intimacy all year. Young People Fucking easily secures it's self as a strong contender as one of the best films you're likely to see all year and one of my own personal favorites. Also features some of the best one liners as well."
Review coming soon.Hey, you should really see this!
posted 41 days ago -
I recommend you see...This looks good!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZh6PrFW2lMposted 49 days ago
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