What have you watched recently: Electric Boogaloo

Bullseye1

Seedy Arling wrote: »

I saw Gravity in 2D last week. It was alright. I dont think i'd ever be going in to space with Sandra Bullock though. She hadnt the foggiest clue of what she should have been doing up there at the start and panicked the whole time.

The whole

evolution of man

thing at the end was a bit obvious as well.

She did make it

home.

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TICKLE_ME_ELMO

The Sapphires

Based on the true story of 4 Aboriginal girls in late 60's Australia who form a girl group and head off to Vietnam to entertain the troops.

Really enjoyed it. Very entertaining, lots of great music, really funny at times and even manages to touch on some serious issues without killing the over all feelgood vibe of the film. Our own Chris O'Dowd stars as the girl's manager and he even does a little bit of singing.

It's like The Commitments but with more sunshine and nicer scenery.

adamski8

Blue is the warmest colour:
Very good film. 3hrs breezed past. The acting was excellent and a very well told (not ground breaking) story.

Judgement Day

"Die Hard 4.0". (2007) Been putting this off for years but I picked up a copy at a market for €1 so I stuck it on tonight for some light relief. I enjoyed the first two in the trilogy, but that was years ago, and 4 is just so formula written it's a bore fest. 3/10 and that's because Bruce Willis still seems a likeable guy.

krudler

Judgement Day wrote: »

"Die Hard 4.0". (2007) Been putting this off for years but I picked up a copy at a market for €1 so I stuck it on tonight for some light relief. I enjoyed the first two in the trilogy, but that was years ago, and 4 is just so formula written it's a bore fest. 3/10 and that's because Bruce Willis still seems a likeable guy.

you think? I think he's just looks utterly bored in everything these days. He's meant to be a complete knob in real life too

Bullseye1

Proof (2005) starring Gwyneth Paltrow as a daughter of a recently deceased mathamatician played by Anthony Hopkins. Towards the end of his life he loses his mind and she must fight her own demons to take up his mantle. Quite enjoyable film that shows just how good GP can be given the right material. based on David Auburn's Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same title. (7/10)

Your Sister's Sister (2011) comedy/drama starring Emily Blunt and Rosemarie DeWitt who play sisters. Very low budget which shows off some beautiful scenery of Washington State. Not your typical story but enjoyable. 6/10

Dreamers (2003) directed by the great Bernardo Bertolucci tells the story of an American student in Paris in the 60's who meets up with your no so typical brother/sister. A sexual coming of age, movie homage with a killer sound track. While not for everyone I loved it. Cannot help that it also stared Eva Green (casino royal). 7.5/10

krudler

krudler wrote: »

you think? I think he's just looks utterly bored in everything these days. He's meant to be a complete knob in real life too

He's an unlikeable, egotistical dick. The interviews for Red 2 where he mocked the interviewer who was genuinely excited to speak to Willis was just mean. I know someone who interviewed him and then refused to write up the interviewer as Willis spent the whole time being a condescending dick

Bipolar Joe

He mostly just looks bored / sleepy all the time, even when acting. The clip of him "Playing" harmonica on some morning show is just cringe-worthy. I look at Bruce Willis and see a dude who just can't find it in himself to care any more .

Duggy747

I'm surprised rigor mortis hasn't set in on him yet

krudler

Deleted User wrote: »

He's an unlikeable, egotistical dick. The interviews for Red 2 where he mocked the interviewer who was genuinely excited to speak to Willis was just mean. I know someone who interviewed him and then refused to write up the interviewer as Willis spent the whole time being a condescending dick

There's plenty of films I like him in: the first three Die Hards, Death Becomes Her, Pulp Fiction, 12 Monkeys, Armageddon etc. In the last few years he's just phoned it in though he hasn't had a challenging role in ages, and it's annoying because he can act when he wants to.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

It's all been downhill for Bruce since....

bellinter

Drinking Buddies (2013)

Watched this late enough last night and have been thinking about it today quite a bit, so that's a good sign. It is about a fella and a girl who work together, are pretty close, flirt a lot, go out on drinking together a lot. But they are both going out with other people.

The situation is, unlike the vast majority of rom-coms, quite a realistic one. Both of them know there is something there but because of a commitment to another person they don't really want to admit this to themselves. But they do sometimes push the boundaries of their friendship, maybe just to try and force the hand of the other person.

Olivia Wilde stars and is excellent, with a lot of the acting apparently impovised. Well worth a watch.

Mike Litoris

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

The Sapphires

Based on the true story of 4 Aboriginal girls in late 60's Australia who form a girl group and head off to Vietnam to entertain the troops.

Really enjoyed it. Very entertaining, lots of great music, really funny at times and even manages to touch on some serious issues without killing the over all feelgood vibe of the film. Our own Chris O'Dowd stars as the girl's manager and he even does a little bit of singing.

It's like The Commitments but with more sunshine and nicer scenery.

Yeah, thought this was great. O'Dowd really shines in this. It was so feel good I didn't want it to end.

ButtersSuki

Watched quite a few movies recently but will do a quick once-over on some of them:

"Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa" - ok, out of the blocks I have to admit to being a huge Partridge and indeed Coogan fan but that said I avoided going to see this in the cinema as I felt I could only be disappointed. I got the movie on BR as an early Christmas present from a friend and lo and behold, my fears were justified. Opening mimed sequence to Roachford's "Cuddly Toy" and the occasional one liner along the lines of "that was soft rock cocaine enthusiasts Fleetwood Mac" were the main highlights for me in what ultimately left me feeling that he/they shouldn't have bothered with this blatant cashing in on a legendary tv character. Anyone else notice how old the character looked compared to vintage Alan? The hairstyle didn't help. 4/10.

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone I didn't expect much and it probably over-delivered from that low starting point. Though it's clearly a Steve Carrel vehicle Steve Buscemi steals almost every scene he's in and there's also strong support from Alan Arkin, James Galdofini, Olivia Wilde, an OTT Jim Carrey and a chubby Jay Mohr (more on Mohr later). Harmless and silly, but it does have its moments. Not the greatest comedy you'll ever see by any means, but if you're in the mood for silliness you could do worse. 6/10.

Action, circa 2000 Jay Mohr vehicle starring Jay himself, Jarrod Paul and Illeana Douglas with a cameo list that's too long to even start. I saw one episode of this when it aired at some ungodly hour all those years ago and had it on my list to follow up on ever since. So vulgar and smart I'm surprised it was made - esp. at the time. Took me a long time to get a DVD copy of this from the States but despite not planning to do so I watched all 13 episodes over the weekend. Exceptionally funny. An easy 8.5/10, possibly even a 9/10.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206467/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_46

johnny_ultimate

Revenge (Mest) - from the recent World Cinema Project boxset, this is a remarkable film from Kazakhstan, produced on the eve of the collapse of the Soviet Union. Directed by Ermek Shinarbaev, it's an epic subversion of traditional revenge narratives, playing out over the course of decades and multiple generations. Filmed in captivating hazy light that helps build a surreal, almost divine feeling, it never settles on the easy route. The end result is a film as thematically complex as it is artfully composed, delving into issues of faith and fate. Special mention to the stark landscapes that occupy the film - shot largely in Korea, Shinaraev's film takes in locations both desolate and beautiful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePbJizRJoLo

Tokyo Fist - another gorgeous transfer, this time for Shinya Tsukamoto's vivid boxing drama. While it lacks the wholly realised rhythm and tone of Tetsuo, it's still well worth the time: it might not be cyber, but it has punk in excess. Mostly, it's a curious exploration of the strange, distorted reasons behind aggressive masculinity, told through two feuding school friends but also the woman who gets between them. Don't expect a simple tale of macho posturing and female subservience - instead, you'll find a psychologically provocative story of three people attempting to express themselves. So it offers plenty of smarts alongside the expected ultraviolence and kinetic editing & cinematography, even if it sometimes struggles to maintain the consistency of Tsukamoto's early masterpiece. Still, it's very much the work of that completely unique auteur.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ1aiK-MivQ

catallus

Have to agree with ButtersSuki on Action, undoubtedly one of the best comedy series ever made.

I watched TheAmerican again for the sixth time last night, it is a modern classic, gets better every time I watch it.

For some reason I ended up watching TheThirteenthWarrior at about 4am during the week, it is another great film. Just so well done.

Amirani

Just caught a showing of Blue Is The Warmest Color at the IFI. I'll need some time to fully digest it, but my initial feeling is that it's one of the best films I've seen this year.

Looper007

NiallSparky wrote: »

Just caught a showing of Blue Is The Warmest Color at the IFI. I'll need some time to fully digest it, but my initial feeling is that it's one of the best films I've seen this year.

Is this only been screened in the IFI? really want to see this.

Anyway recently saw The Crying Game again, really holds up even with the twist, thanks to Stephen Rea understated performance who was well deserving of his Oscar. Not Neil Jordan's best film (still think Mona Lisa is) but still a great film.

Tony EH

ButtersSuki wrote: »

"Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa" - ok, out of the blocks I have to admit to being a huge Partridge and indeed Coogan fan but that said I avoided going to see this in the cinema as I felt I could only be disappointed. I got the movie on BR as an early Christmas present from a friend and lo and behold, my fears were justified. Opening mimed sequence to Roachford's "Cuddly Toy" and the occasional one liner along emphasis the lines of "that was soft rock cocaine enthusiasts Fleetwood Mac" were the main highlights for me in what ultimately left me feeling that he/they shouldn't have bothered with this blatant cashing in on a legendary tv character. Anyone else notice how old the character looked compared to vintage Alan? The hairstyle didn't help. 4/10.

Yeh, just watched myself Butters. 4/10 sounds about right. I did laugh at a few parts though. Emphasis on "few".

I don't know why comedians keep doing this to their TV characters. It never works.

Amirani

Looper007 wrote: »

Is this only been screened in the IFI? really want to see this.

The Lighthouse are also showing it.

johnny_ultimate

NiallSparky wrote: »

Just caught a showing of Blue Is The Warmest Color at the IFI. I'll need some time to fully digest it, but my initial feeling is that it's one of the best films I've seen this year.

Full thread here, weigh on in! http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057087709

charlie_says

Thanks to some posters, I watched JFK for the second time, first time was 15.

Donald Southerland as the deep lad X with general Y was a great scene.

What a cast. What a question?

8mv

I've been watching Strumpet City over the past week or so.Even better than I remembered it. The production values are high, considering when it was produced and the script (by Hugh Leonard) and the quality of the acting are second to none. Those of us of an age will remember David Kelly playing the most iconic character of Irish television, Rashers Tierney. As yes, more iconic than Nige Delaney. But I was amazed at how powerful the performances were from all concerned, especially Brian Murray, Cyril Cusack and Frank Grimes as FR. O'Connor.

His whispered "Forgive Me" into the ear of dead Rashers was devastating.

(Frank Grimes of course later went on to achieve international recognition as Homer's nemesis in The Simpsons:pac:) Anyway, it's a TV masterpiece from 33 years ago that could hold it's own with the great series of today.

PandyAndy

Unforgiven

Brilliant movie. Has none of the romanticised portayals of the wild west, no honourable stand offs at all or anything remotely like that. It's a very unforgiving setting hence the name.

Bullseye1

Prisoners quite a dark and disturbing movie with some excellent acting and direction. Well worth a look.

PandyAndy

Bullseye1 wrote: »

Prisoners quite a dark and disturbing movie with some excellent acting and direction. Well worth a look.

Yea was very impressed with it.

poundapunnet

Rushmore Aaaagh I was so happy watching this, hadn't seen it in I'd say five years. I don't know why it's so satisfying to go back to the early work of a director you really love and see the kernel of everything just there already, but thrown into a new light by the later films. The whimsy! The pathos! The slight surrealism and anachronicity! The mother****ing Bill Murray! For my money, one of his funniest films too, fantastic script. 9/10

American Beauty For some reason I'd never seen this, obviously I'd absorbed some of the basic plot and key scenes just by being alive but still enjoyed it more than I'd expected to. It's more than a little bit hokey, I mean seriously, even if you were going into that plastic bag scene and even if you were an American, how would you not sneer a wee bit? But despite myself I got drawn into it, by the closing scene I was all "yeah Kevin Spacey, keep laying the truth down!". Sugar-packet philosophising aside, the more I think about it the more of a finely structured film I think it is. Definitely the right call to reveal the ending at the beginning, otherwise it would have felt like a cheap shot out of nowhere, this way avoids that but still

keeps some kind of twist element by putting the conversation between the daughter and BF at the start, and the red herring of the wife arriving with the gun

. It's another funny one too, never did warm to Kevin Spacey but he's on fire here. Anette Bening is great too, all over the shop from screaming at herself to stop crying to being hilarious but just about manages to carry it off, ballsy performance, you go Annette Bening. And I miss Thora Birch. And her boobs. 7.5/10

Bipolar Joe

Blame her mental Dad for also liking her boobs, or something. I miss her, also .

Jimmy Iovine

Ocean's Eleven - very enjoyable. Reminded me how much I hate movies on tv. Just when something good happens they take a break.

pixelburp

Someone mentioned it in passing, so decided to take in Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) for the umpteenth time.

It really is a masterclass of acting and dialogue, and while its legacy seems to be the fact Gil from the Simspons is based on Jack Lemmon's character, it can't be repeated enough just how wonderful his performance is. Everyone plays a blinder with the script anyway (bar Alec Baldwin, his cameo happily brief) but Lemmon stands head and shoulders above the rest; Shelly is arguably the more sympathetic creature in this cesspool, and it's down to Lemmon to sell it - a fantastic mix of washed-up desperation and fading cunning that feels almost improvised at times. And while he has a sick daughter for us to latch onto, his outbursts, facial tics and admiration from Pacino's younger predator suggests he's the biggest weasel there.

Sure, the film is basically a play on celluloid bar a few sweeping camera-shots and scene changes, but for the acting and dialogue alone it should be a considered a classic of cinema

For example (Lemmon comes in around the 3:55 mark, is a tad spoiler'y and totally NSFW):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wRLWM_m5wQ