Movie Record 2023 Edition - The Bear and Badger

LivDiv

Also need the projector which is the size of one of those big American fridges, the space for it, proper HVaC and someone trained to calibrate and operate it.
And a cinema willing to invest in all that.

edit: also also IMAX the company aren't particularly easy to work with.

Moot_Geeza

I've not seen anything at the IMAX but someone send me some photos of Oppenheimer taken from the front row and they're hilarious (ymmv).

Minnesänger

tin_robot wrote:

(There was a discussion on the film thread about whether the nudity in this film is gratuitous. It's not, it's there for a very clear and specific thematic reason. But that reason is "This Lady Personifies Irresistible Sexual Desire And We Will Show That By Having Her Almost Always Naked.").

Can you confirm there's also a glimpse of scrotum?

Moot_Geeza

Like a strong ale cheesy Microchip fever dream.

LivDiv

Is that Reggie Fils-Aime?

Moot_Geeza

Haha.

b0r1s

Spot on

hylian_elf

21. Maborosi - 23 July
Debut feature film from Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda. Ebert described Maborosi as a "film of astonishing beauty and sadness" and he isn't wrong. Precisely the two things that were obvious from my viewing. Beautifully shot with great use of light (not lighting) (the full Japanese title of the film transaltes to 'light of an illusion'), and a heartbreaking story of a young woman dealing with loss and grief and the mysteries of death.

A lot of Kore-eda's feature-length films are critically acclaimed and I mean to wacth all of his best ones. If they are as good as this, I'm in for a treat.
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Dark Soldier

hylian_elf wrote:

21. Maborosi - 23 July
Debut feature film from Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda. Ebert described Maborosi as a "film of astonishing beauty and sadness" and he isn't wrong. Precisely the two things that were obvious from my viewing. Beautifully shot with great use of light (not lighting) (the full Japanese title of the film transaltes to 'light of an illusion'), and a heartbreaking story of a young woman dealing with loss and grief and the mysteries of death.

A lot of Kore-eda's feature-length films are critically acclaimed and I mean to wacth all of his best ones. If they are as good as this, I'm in for a treat.
[9]

Not enuff killins

LivDiv

I love that little sketch.
Deep cut.

Diluted Dante

Moot_Geeza wrote:

Like a strong ale cheesy Microchip fever dream.

ShabbyMcCrabby

hylian_elf wrote:

21. Maborosi - 23 July
Debut feature film from Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda. Ebert described Maborosi as a "film of astonishing beauty and sadness" and he isn't wrong. Precisely the two things that were obvious from my viewing. Beautifully shot with great use of light (not lighting) (the full Japanese title of the film transaltes to 'light of an illusion'), and a heartbreaking story of a young woman dealing with loss and grief and the mysteries of death.

A lot of Kore-eda's feature-length films are critically acclaimed and I mean to wacth all of his best ones. If they are as good as this, I'm in for a treat.
[9]

His newest one Monster is showing at MIFF this year but I haven't booked to see it

hylian_elf

When I saw the title, I thought it might be an adaptation of the manga, but it isn't. That's quite an unfilmable story.

Most of his films seem to deal with emotions and corresponding behaviour. Monster is apparently the last film to be scored by the late Ryuichi Sakamoto (RIP).

ShabbyMcCrabby

85. Memories of Murder
Such a great film and so beautifully made. Zodiac surely must have come from Fincher seeing this, there's so many similarities.
[9]

hylian_elf

Best dropkicks ever!

davyK

1984 Haven't read the book in decades but this has made me want to go back to it. Starring a superb John Hurt and it's Burton's last film. Cyril Cusack features and he is always a pleasure to watch. Recreates Orwell's world very well - at first I thought it has an obvious influence on Brazil, but that film was made around the same time.

Kow

One of my favourite films, dark and nasty. John Hurt is great as usual. And there's gratuitous full frontal nudity so what more could you ask for?

b0r1s

Crimson Tide - Seen it so many times, yet even though I know what's going to happen those stand offs with Hackman and Denzel have such tension, I get sucked back in again. Love this film [10]

hylian_elf

Oooh loadsa movies on my Qatar flight(s) that I can watch. First flight, Knock at the Cabin and D&D.

Kow

Knock at the Cabin is thorough shite.

Minkymu

b0r1s wrote:

Crimson Tide - Seen it so many times, yet even though I know what's going to happen those stand offs with Hackman and Denzel have such tension, I get sucked back in again. Love this film [10]

It is an absolute belter. I don't think Denzel or Hackman have ever been better

Minkymu

b0r1s wrote:

Crimson Tide - Seen it so many times, yet even though I know what's going to happen those stand offs with Hackman and Denzel have such tension, I get sucked back in again. Love this film [10]

dbl
post lol

Raiziel

Minkymu wrote:

b0r1s wrote:

Crimson Tide - Seen it so many times, yet even though I know what's going to happen those stand offs with Hackman and Denzel have such tension, I get sucked back in again. Love this film [10]

It is an absolute belter. I don't think Denzel or Hackman have ever been better.

Best Hackman for me is Unforgiven. Absolutely love him in that film.

poprock

Dungeons & Dragons
Amiable nonsense.

hylian_elf

Kow wrote:

Knock at the Cabin is thorough shite.

You’re not wrong.

Raiziel

hylian_elf wrote:

Kow wrote:

Knock at the Cabin is thorough shite.

You’re not wrong.

Really disappointed to hear this. Not because M. Night, but because it is adapted from the very good novel The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay. Will watch anyway. Also, Knock at the Cabin is a terrible title when there was already a very good one up for grabs.

hylian_elf

22. Knock at the Cabin - 29 July
HOLIDAY FLIGHT MOVIE 1. Crap, pointless movie devoid of any tension or scares it as I say even a point to it.
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23. Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves - 29 July
HOLIDAY FLIGHT MOVIE 2. Surprisingly fun.
[6]

24. Wreck-it Ralph - 29 July
HOLIDAY FLIGHT MOVIE 3. Enjoyed it. Loved seeing so much gaming stuff on screen. Still lacked oomph though. Was just a gentle ride.
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b0r1s

Got a £5 credit to Prime video so rented Dungeons & Dragons - silly matinee fun but enjoyed it for what it was. Didn’t take itself seriously at all, Hugh Grant having fun as usual in his latter career and the rest of the cast did what they needed to do. Mix of impressive landscapes with some dodgy character animation. I’m sure if it did well there’ll be sequels [7].

ShabbyMcCrabby

I really like Wreck-It 2 as well Elf. You should watch it. I think it has an interesting core message that I haven't seen in another kids film.

One thing I really liked about D&D was all the practical effects sprinkled throughout. Some really cool animatronics in there. Didn't expect them to care that much to do it.

ShabbyMcCrabby

86. Candy Land
Whilst this is shot well I felt it was one of those films that thinks 'character' is just dialogue. So I didn't really care about the characters and then when it all goes south it wasn't very well staged or scary or even really make sense in how no-one would notice what's going on.
[3]

87. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
This is definitely more in line with Bumblebee and is actually quite fun and feels like a saturday morning cartoon instead of just people shouting at each other for 2 hours. Has a good reason for the humans to be there too. Gotta love the America only storyline of the kid needing medical treatment but the family can't afford it so the hospital is like "bad luck buddy"
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88. Nimona
This was light and fun. Animation is good enough and the acting is good. Won't really stick with you but a good way to spend an afternoon
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89. Oppenheimer
Maybe I just don't like newer Nolan movies but I just couldn't get into this. The way it's paced and edited really was giving me Elvis vibes but without the pizzazz, it does have more character and story than that film. So not being on board with the way it was meant I was ready for it to be done way before it was done. I also found it weird that with all the IMAX talk there was still a seeming lack of planning in those sequences so the aspect ratio changed a lot more erratically than I expected. A shame too because the IMAX footage is stunning, especially the black and white but the regular B&W footage was nowhere near as clear so I noticed it a lot. To the point where I'd say it's not really worth going to an IMAX to see it. I enjoyed seeing multiple out of focus faces too, makes you realise it's an analogue film in many ways.
[4]

90. Talk to Me
A pretty fun little aussie horror film. Was expecting it to be a bit scarier and have a few more original ideas but there's some great moments in it, just not enough for me.
[5]

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