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Anamnesis
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I don't think you're missing much. I felt like I was watching two movies in one. It switches between unhappy marriage melodrama and a female buddy comedy. Which, y'know, would be okay if Tyler Perry knew how to handle them gracefully. He doesn't, or at least he didn't when making this movie.
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RocknRolla
I still enjoy watching this movie. It has interesting comical moments and the main characters are likable, except for Len which of course is not to be made to be sympathetic.
I still enjoy watching this movie. It has interesting comical moments and the main characters are likable, except for Len which of course is not to be made to be sympathetic.
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Twilight: New Moon.
The Rifftrax version, that is. It's one way of coping with 130 minutes of idealised teenage angst.
Is it just me, or is Kristen Stewart... how do I put this delicately... very very very stoned in every single scene? Well, it's another way of coping with 130 minutes of idealised teenage angst.
for the commentary, which is hilarious as usual.
The Rifftrax version, that is. It's one way of coping with 130 minutes of idealised teenage angst.
Is it just me, or is Kristen Stewart... how do I put this delicately... very very very stoned in every single scene? Well, it's another way of coping with 130 minutes of idealised teenage angst.
for the commentary, which is hilarious as usual.
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Clash of the Titans
Not as exciting as I had hoped, but the special effects were impressive although now stop-motion animation is considered dated. I told myself that it was time to watch the original with the release of the remake hitting theaters.
Not as exciting as I had hoped, but the special effects were impressive although now stop-motion animation is considered dated. I told myself that it was time to watch the original with the release of the remake hitting theaters.
lenny nero
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Shutter Island ~ Scorcese does gothic mystery 
beer good
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Videocracy. Very interesting documentary about the power of television and celebrity culture in general and Berlusconi's Italy in particular. Doesn't attempt to accuse Berlusconi of any particular crimes or argue its case methodically, just tries to capture the culture shaped by overdosing on gratuitously pandering "Here, have some tits!" media. Could have used some more structure, perhaps, as it is it tends to play to viewers who already know the facts and want to understand the reasons, but well worth seeing. 
NotTheDoctor
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Alice in Wonderland. I loved it.
Libra6Poe
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I haven't watched that since I was 15(?). It's been awhile. I remember liking it though, been meaning to watch it again. Love the soundtrack. I like the Bile song.
Fed_Da_Man
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i saw this recently too, it's a good movie =). there's a movie that's supposed to becoming out within the year called enter the void, you should keep an eye out for it.
it's influenced by the tibetan book of the dead and about someone's journey in the afterlife as well.
Enter the void, un film de Gaspar Noé
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The White Diamond (2004)
In recent years, Werner Herzog's documentaries have been far more interesting than his written features - not that his documentaries aren't heavily controlled too; he really goes all out here to turn the story of a man who dreams of flying an airship over the rainforest (*cough*Fitzcarraldo*cough*) into a Werner Herzog story, pretty much directing his subjects ("When you look into this drop of water, do you see the entire world in it?") and he mostly succeeds, even if he wildly overdoes it at times.
Stroszek (1977)
This is classical Herzog, so depressing Ian Curtis hung himself after seeing it. Bruno S makes me uneasy; as with The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser, you're never quite sure how much of it is acting and how much is, um, "outsider" art. But it's a beautifully made piece, the American dream as the dream of something better built by people bringing all their old nightmares, opening up possibilities only to turn inward and shut them down again, and seeming to address exactly what irks me about it - how much of it is Stroszek's problem, and how much is society using him?
Adventureland (2009)
Kristen Stewart's acting still consists of getting stoned (which actually works in this film) and Jesse Eisenberg is still a poor man's Michael Cera, but it's a nice and surprisingly serious take on the "last summer holiday" flick which ends up far more Ice Storm than Eurotrip. Predictable, and the 80s setting starts getting old (just because it worked in Donnie Darko doesn't mean it automatically makes a film about teenagers better) but nice.
In recent years, Werner Herzog's documentaries have been far more interesting than his written features - not that his documentaries aren't heavily controlled too; he really goes all out here to turn the story of a man who dreams of flying an airship over the rainforest (*cough*Fitzcarraldo*cough*) into a Werner Herzog story, pretty much directing his subjects ("When you look into this drop of water, do you see the entire world in it?") and he mostly succeeds, even if he wildly overdoes it at times.
Stroszek (1977)
This is classical Herzog, so depressing Ian Curtis hung himself after seeing it. Bruno S makes me uneasy; as with The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser, you're never quite sure how much of it is acting and how much is, um, "outsider" art. But it's a beautifully made piece, the American dream as the dream of something better built by people bringing all their old nightmares, opening up possibilities only to turn inward and shut them down again, and seeming to address exactly what irks me about it - how much of it is Stroszek's problem, and how much is society using him?
Adventureland (2009)
Kristen Stewart's acting still consists of getting stoned (which actually works in this film) and Jesse Eisenberg is still a poor man's Michael Cera, but it's a nice and surprisingly serious take on the "last summer holiday" flick which ends up far more Ice Storm than Eurotrip. Predictable, and the 80s setting starts getting old (just because it worked in Donnie Darko doesn't mean it automatically makes a film about teenagers better) but nice.
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Sharpe's Regiment
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Iron Man 2
Really enjoyed this one, but mostly for Black Widow and Whiplash. I admit it. Although the final battle was a little too short for my tastes.
Really enjoyed this one, but mostly for Black Widow and Whiplash. I admit it. Although the final battle was a little too short for my tastes.