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Bipolar Joe

Andy Dunne11 wrote: »

'The Jerk' from 1979 directed by Carl Reiner. Steve Martin's first starring role. He's an actor people either love or hate but it's funny in places.

Literally the funniest film ever made.

crazygeryy

Bipolar Joe wrote: »

Literally the funniest film ever made.

thats some claim to make isnt it?


mama

god i was so looking forward to seeing this but boy what a letdown.if you know nothing about the movie from the start, it draws you in nicely, but a little more than a quarter into the movie it goes down hill fast.
not scary the acting isnt great.the youngest kid was kind of creepy in ti but that wasnt enough to make it a good horror.
avoid unless your desperate.

the last stand

god arnie you have aged.i didnt really like this movie either.the only good thing about it were the 2 or 3 lead women in it,the were nice to look at.go and rent an old arnie movie you will be much more entertained.

Josey Wales

I watched Redbelt last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. The only thing that would stop me from lavishing more praise on it is the ending which felt horribly rushed. I wonder if there are behind the scenes reasons for the ending. Also it made me think that Chiwetel Ejiofor should get more work.

Jacks Smirking Revenge

Saw Brave a few nights ago. My god that film was fucking awful. I normally have a soft spot for Pixar films, but not that load of toss.

Bipolar Joe

crazygeryy wrote: »

thats some claim to make isnt it?

There has to be one!

Watched Red Monks last night. Dude owns a big mansion, and has secret meetings with a bunch of other dudes in red cloaks and hoods. He gets married, and weird stuff starts happening. The monks want the guy to do something, but it's not clear what. Bad description, but it's a good film, worth the watch for Italian horror movie fans.

Technocentral

Bipolar Joe wrote: »

Literally the funniest film ever made.

I don't think so at all, off the top of my head here's a few that would definitely be placed above that: "Some Like It Hot", "Dr. Strangelove", "The Odd Couple", "The Life Of Brian", "Withnail and I", "Spinal Tap", "The Big Lebowski", "Planes Trains & Automobiles" and probably the funniest film ever made "Annie Hall".

Bozo Skeleton

^^ Withnail And I is on Film 4 tonight. Definitely one of the funniest films ever. Wonderful.

mewe

Bozo Skeleton wrote: »

^^ Withnail And I is on Film 4 tonight. Definitely one of the funniest films ever. Wonderful.

Yeah i'd second that. Such a brilliant film

MiloYossarian

Technocentral wrote: »

I don't think so at all, off the top of my head here's a few that would definitely be placed above that: "Some Like It Hot", "Dr. Strangelove", "The Odd Couple", "The Life Of Brian", "Withnail and I", "Spinal Tap", "The Big Lebowski", "Planes Trains & Automobiles" and probably the funniest film ever made "Annie Hall".

Aeroplane! is the funniest film of all time

Justice League Doom

It's okay, not as good as the other DC animated movies.

Tintin

It's fine. A small bit boring. One stand out sequence where Stevie shows his old flare, (when they're chasing the eagle to get the scroll). A bit boring in places. Thompson and Thompson don't come across as charmingly doltish but annoyingly thick. Given the writing talent involved I expected more.

kerry4sam

With Special Thanks to chasmcb in my thread in Literature right here , I ordered and received The Straight Story by David Lynch


If you are a sentimental sap like me, this will just tug at your heart-strings right throughout from beginning to very end.

The main character, Alvin, is a man after my own heart! It's a story about one mans' journey to make amends with his brother whom have not spoken in 10year.
He takes to the road a determined, young-at-heart, loving man trying to make peace with his past and re-unite with his brother. It was when his brother had a stroke that it struck Alvin that time is nigh; time is precious; time is not guaranteed to anyone; time is now

Such a moving story and I am grateful for the recommendation. Beautifully scripted and perfectly cast. Just a lovely film that I would recommend to one and all.

Mickeroo

kerry4sam wrote: »

With Special Thanks to chasmcb in my thread in Literature right here , I ordered and received The Straight Story by David Lynch


If you are a sentimental sap like me, this will just tug at your heart-strings right throughout from beginning to very end.

The main character, Alvin, is a man after my own heart! It's a story about one mans' journey to make amends with his brother whom have not spoken in 10year.
He takes to the road a determined, young-at-heart, loving man trying to make peace with his past and re-unite with his brother. It was when his brother had a stroke that it struck Alvin that time is nigh; time is precious; time is not guaranteed to anyone; time is now

Such a moving story and I am grateful for the recommendation. Beautifully scripted and perfectly cast. Just a lovely film that I would recommend to one and all.

My favourite David Lynch movie by a mile, and the beautiful score really tops it off:

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

Bozo Skeleton

Re-watched one of my all time faves, Harold And Maude. I love that film.

EDIT, I didn't watch it on Youtube, best seek out a better quality version.

matTNT

Moonrise Kingdom - Really well shot and the acting is great, I think they really nailed down the characters well and it's terrifically written. Pacing can seem a bit slow at times would be my main qualm. The mood created by Anderson is one that reflects the protagonists state: loneliness.
A solid 7/10

As a bonus Ed Norton's best performance as a quirky camp guide is his best in years.

karma_

I just watched Sleuth, the 1972 one again for the first time in a few years and yes it's still fantastic. A great film with a great cast, Laurence Olivier & Michael Caine. It has more than a few twists and turns. If you've not seen it before then definitely check it out, you will not be disappointed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGz1QTj9-d4

dark crystal

karma_ wrote: »

I just watched Sleuth, the 1972 one again for the first time in a few years and yes it's still fantastic. A great film with a great cast, Laurence Olivier & Michael Caine. It has more than a few twists and turns. If you've not seen it before then definitely check it out, you will not be disappointed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGz1QTj9-d4

Great film.

If you liked this, you should check out 'Deathtrap', starring Caine and Christopher Reeve. Another twister-turny story with it's origin in the theatre.

Tony EH

karma_ wrote: »

I just watched Sleuth...

A jumped-up pantry boy who never knew his place

bnt

Love and Other Drugs on TV now, nearly finished. It's Channel 4, so I have time to write this during the commercial breaks.

I agree with most of the criticisms in the thread on the film, but not the comments about Pfizer product placement. There is some of that, but they don't come off looking all that good either. The film has some harsh commentary on aggressive drug marketing, over-prescription, and the high cost of drugs.

But it's somewhat spoiled by a conventional fairy-tale rom-com ending. I'm also annoyed that such talented co-stars (Judy Greer, Hank Azaria, Oluver Platt) are woefully under-used.

johnny_ultimate

Bakumatsu taiyô-den - a fantastic, anarchic social satire from director Yûzô Kawashima (co-written by the great Shohei Imamura). Set almost entirely in a brothel in Edo-period Japan, its various subplots are primarily linked by Saheiji (Frankie Sakai) - a charismatic confidence-man running a long-con to swindle the owners and customers of all they're worth. There's a bit of Mifune in Sakai's performance, and it's so much fun to watch the manic energy he exudes. The film is generally a terrific time, witty and sharp with a great sense of place and space from the director. A cheeky prologue assures the audience that this tale of hypocrisy, sleaziness and dishonour isn't a story about post-war Japan - take that advice with a heavy pinch of salt. Wonderful that Eureka and Masters of Cinema continue to unearth and give so much attention to these obscure gems of world cinema.

Premium Rush - solidly entertaining. Feels old-fashioned in its way - barring a few over-slick effects, it almost feels like a 1990s action-thriller. There's nothing remotely remarkable about it, but it's a tightly-honed burst of adrenaline. Michael Shannon, unsurprisingly, is the best thing about it. Contrived, silly and light - but hey, director David Koepp knows it.

old hippy

The Only Son - 1936 Japanese classic from Ozu. Mom works hard and makes sacrifices to send son to further education. Much later, Mom visits son in Tokyo to find son is not happy with his lot and that life isn't often what you hope for. Wonderful acting, subtle (apart from boo hooing kids) and quite moving. Audio could do with further restoration.

Psychedelic

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Watched the first half of A Talking Cat!?! (featuring the voice of Eric Roberts for some endlessly mysterious reason) with friends tonight after hearing so many 'good' things about it. It doesn't disappoint. A fascinatingly bad film that serves as one of the most insightful lessons into the mechanics of filmmaking I've ever come across. There's so much editing dead space - the director tends to settle on three, oftentimes completely nonsensical, establishing shots when one or none would suffice. Even the actual 'dramatic' scenes are laden with dead weight and pointless detail (sample script direction: "character walks upstairs at excruciatingly slow speed"). The film has no grading or colour correction to speak of, creating a strange incoherence between individual scenes and even shots. The camera is constantly shaking and uneasy, literally unable to settle on an interesting or watchable framing decision. Then there's the actors who are clearly taking a break from their dayjob in softcore pornography (the director's specialty, supposedly). The script barely makes sense. And to top it all off the eponymous talking cat: Roberts, slurring his words, sounds like he was recorded on Skype, while the 'talking' effect has to be seen to be believed. Haven't even mentioned the soundtrack which sounds hobbled together from the jingles in between tracks on educational language CDs.

Highly recommended. Hypnotic stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-h-KpG2tHM

Well I decided to try this at the weekend. The script is basically just the film's title. The audio quality is appalling, especially the cat's voice. Nearly everything is shot indoors. I don't know what the point of the story was, basically the cat can only talk to a person once, so he talks to everyone on their own, and then at the end..... I can't remember if anything even happened, think it just ended.

There are a few funny moments in the dialogue and in its terrible production values, but this is not a classic like The Room, it's just a really badly made home movie. I liked the cheap, cheesy music though.

1/10

briany

Calvaire (The Ordeal) (2004)

A darkly comic psych thriller about a singer who gets lost on the way to a gig and, well, has a bad time, to say the least of it.

Really entertaining film, I thought. I've not seen many Belgian films but the ones I have seen (Ex-Drummer, Man Bites Dog and Calvaire) have been maniacal with a bleak world view but also with a deliciously dark, twisted sense of humor that makes you want to laugh but also look away. I can't say I didn't enjoy it.

krudler

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Premium Rush - solidly entertaining. Feels old-fashioned in its way - barring a few over-slick effects, it almost feels like a 1990s action-thriller. There's nothing remotely remarkable about it, but it's a tightly-honed burst of adrenaline. Michael Shannon, unsurprisingly, is the best thing about it. Contrived, silly and light - but hey, director David Koepp knows it.

I caught that on its short run in cinemas, quite enjoyed it, in the fun but doesn't outstay it's welcome camp.

karma_

dark crystal wrote: »

Great film.

If you liked this, you should check out 'Deathtrap', starring Caine and Christopher Reeve. Another twister-turny story with it's origin in the theatre.

Hey, thanks for that recommendation. I watched Deathtrap last night and thought it was great, I'd never seen it before so didn't really see any of it coming which was brilliant, really enjoyable. If you have any more films in the same vein do let me know.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Gentlemen Broncos

Jared Hess (of Napoleon Dynamite fame) writes and directs this bizarre story of Benjamin, home schooled by his nightie designing mother, who attends a convention for aspiring Sci Fi writers. While there he meets his hero Dr. Chevalier who, on the verge of being dropped by his publishers, steals Benjamin's novel and changes the characters names before publishing it as his own. Benjamin also meets Lonnie and Tabatha, aspiring movie makers, who buy his original story to make it into a film using Lonnie's many 'industry connections'.

I really really enjoyed this. It had me properly laughing, like out loud laughing, which I never do. It's as strange as Napoleon Dynamite and has a lot of similarities in style but personally I found it to be a bit more charming and with much more likable characters. It actually has a basic plot too, which I'm sure Napoleon was lacking.... but I digress.

There are some parts of the novel played out on screen as told from Benjamin's novel, and then also from the changed version that gets published. Sam Rockwell plays the hero in these segments and is pretty hilarious as Bronco/Brutus. Then the film version that Lonnie makes and the trailer for their other film is hilarious too. They dub the star of their film over with a Northern Irish accent for some reason too, which was unexpected.

I vaguely remember when this was released but I'm not sure why it's not as popular as Napoleon Dynamite, I'd say it's a better film, but that's just me.

MiloYossarian

Iron Man 3

By far the best of the Iron Mans. There was somebody that smelled really bad in the cinema while I watched it. It was distracting. Then I got home and discovered it was me.

tunguska

Jeremiah Johnson

I knew of this for years but never actually sat down and watched it. But I came home from training yesterday afternoon and there it was just starting on good old rte. Bloody hell what a film, didnt think it'd be that good. Pretty gritty stuff, made around the same time as Mc Cabe & Mrs Miller so definitely of the revisionist era. Im comfortable enough in my own sexuality to say that Robert Redford was a good looking bloke, but not in a metro-sexual, girly boy way the likes of which populate a lot of movies, magazines, pop videos, these days. He was a proper tough bastard in this movie.
Its great when you come across films like this you've never seen before and they turn out to be better than you imagined they would.

Mickeroo

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Gentlemen Broncos

Jared Hess (of Napoleon Dynamite fame) writes and directs this bizarre story of Benjamin, home schooled by his nightie designing mother, who attends a convention for aspiring Sci Fi writers. While there he meets his hero Dr. Chevalier who, on the verge of being dropped by his publishers, steals Benjamin's novel and changes the characters names before publishing it as his own. Benjamin also meets Lonnie and Tabatha, aspiring movie makers, who buy his original story to make it into a film using Lonnie's many 'industry connections'.

I really really enjoyed this. It had me properly laughing, like out loud laughing, which I never do. It's as strange as Napoleon Dynamite and has a lot of similarities in style but personally I found it to be a bit more charming and with much more likable characters. It actually has a basic plot too, which I'm sure Napoleon was lacking.... but I digress.

There are some parts of the novel played out on screen as told from Benjamin's novel, and then also from the changed version that gets published. Sam Rockwell plays the hero in these segments and is pretty hilarious as Bronco/Brutus. Then the film version that Lonnie makes and the trailer for their other film is hilarious too. They dub the star of their film over with a Northern Irish accent for some reason too, which was unexpected.

I vaguely remember when this was released but I'm not sure why it's not as popular as Napoleon Dynamite, I'd say it's a better film, but that's just me.

I liked both napoleon dynamite and nacho libre but found gentlemen broncos borderline unwatchable.

DazMarz

John Carptenter's Vampires (1998)

It's no masterpiece, but when you compare this little gem to most of the other "vampire" films out there today, it stands fairly tall.

The vampires in this film do not sparkle or shine. They are grotesque, blood-thirsty, misanthropic beings possessed of super-human strength and speed.

James Woods is in top form as the hard-as-nails Jack Crow who is out to stop the bloodsuckers. Crow is also backed by the Catholic Church and a SWAT team of fellow slayers, all armed to the teeth with silver-bullet firing machine guns and crossbows and wooden stakes.

The vampires in this film eschew some of the more classic attributes (crosses and garlic have no effect, they do not sleep in coffins, etc.) but keep some of the aspects (blood drinking, bursting gruesomely into flames if they come into contact with sunlight, etc.). But what makes them more is simply how horrendous they are. They are not cultured or restrained like traditional vampires, nor are they PG-13 rated creatures. They are vicious animals with an added dash of sexual predator.

Woods is in top form as the slayer who was orphaned by vampires as a boy. He is ever cool in his black leather jacket and his Colt .45.

Gloriously silly and over-the-top in parts, it ain't no classic, but hey, it's good fun and when you compare it to the neutered and sanitised vampire films out there today, it is wonderfully blood-soaked and violent and non-PC. Well worth a look when you want good, silly fun.

cursai

Iron Man 3. Very enjoyable, nearly as good as The Avengers.

Although the end part with Pepper becoming a killing machine ruined it for me. Where did she learn the skills to shoot so precisely and fight so well. Heh

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Mickeroo wrote: »

I liked both napoleon dynamite and nacho libre but found gentlemen broncos borderline unwatchable.

I thought Napoleon Dynamite was okay but I tried twice to watch Nacho Libre and couldn't. Thought it was awful. Each to their own, eh?