Which Western Movie you watched / watching recently.

[P_R]

Shadow of Doubt

Hitchcock :clap:

Not a regular nail-biting thriller. More 'human' and there lies its appeal.

[groucho070]

'Perfume: The story of a murderer' 2 mani neram waste ..Someone did watch this film. Started off well, then downhill.

[Nerd]

'Perfume: The story of a murderer' 2 mani neram waste ..Someone did watch this film. Started off well, then downhill.
The visuals were stunning though..

[ajithfederer]

Kungfu Panda in HD :D

[kannannn]

'Perfume: The story of a murderer' 2 mani neram waste ..Someone did watch this film. Started off well, then downhill.
The visuals were stunning though..

I agree Nerd. I would even say that the violence was engrossing in a perverse way (not many movies can manage that!!). As groucho puts it, it started off well with the background narration heightening expectations. It would have been effective had the focus been on the inner turmoil of the protagonist in finding an identity than on just one murder after another (which is anyway the point).

BTW, from what wiki says, the book seems much more interesting and perhaps the movie must have lost a great deal in the adaptation.

[VENKIRAJA]

Paris, I love you. [2006]

Collective film. The Coens' have also done a part of it. Like, 20 odd short movies by different directions of different ethnicities in and around the city. One word... Amazing! (Is it kaambli who referred it here?)

[VENKIRAJA]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ign4BaL3p_U

The part which Coens' made. It has Steve Buscemi in it. But my favourite out of the 20 is not this, anyways...

[bingleguy]

Traffic

:roll: i couldnt completely see it ..... sema periya movie .....

[ajithfederer]

Behind enemy lines

[groucho070]

Behind enemy linesVerdict?

Saw on big screen many years back. Sumar. Really miss Hackman. Brother retire-agittaaru.

[ajithfederer]

Entertaining. Hackman was impressive along with Owen Wilson. The sniper guy was 8-).

[bingleguy]

Silence of the Lambs pAthutten :redjump:

i just dont have words to talk about that movie .... gory sequences illadha oru psychological thriller ... very good acting by Jodie n Anthony :)

Lovely movie ...

[bingleguy]

Behind enemy lines

class movie ! :2thumbsup:

[Raikkonen]

Behind enemy lines

the man on my sig and avy, Mr.Kennedy (Ken Anderson) actually starred in it's sequel, BEL II:Columbia, which was released earlier this year..direct to dvd stuff.. :oops:

just let you know.. :D

[ajithfederer]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Beauty_(film)

Spacey, The actor for complex roles. :clap:

[VENKIRAJA]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Beauty_(film)
Spacey, The actor for complex roles. :clap:

Slowly I see some fans for this movie here. I still remember Kumudam's article which said bad things about AB when Lagaan lost to it, if I remember right! :P

[littlemaster1982]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Beauty_(film)
Spacey, The actor for complex roles. :clap:

Slowly I see some fans for this movie here. I still remember Kumudam's article which said bad things about AB when Lagaan lost to it, if I remember right! :P

Lagaan lost to No Man's Land. But what you are saying is right. Arasu said something along the lines, "American Beauty pondra padangal ellaam Oscar vangumbodhu, Lagaan thottradhil aachariyam illai".

[VENKIRAJA]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Beauty_(film)
Spacey, The actor for complex roles. :clap:

Slowly I see some fans for this movie here. I still remember Kumudam's article which said bad things about AB when Lagaan lost to it, if I remember right! :P

Lagaan lost to No Man's Land. But what you are saying is right. Arasu said something along the lines, "American Beauty pondra padangal ellaam Oscar vangumbodhu, Lagaan thottradhil aachariyam illai".

IMO AB is in a totally different league. Lagaan ellAm "aNNE vizhundhurAdheenga" range dhAn. andha plastic cover scene oNNE pOdhum!

[ajithfederer]

X- Men Origins Wolverine

Panic Room - Foster, Fincher and Forest Whitaker :clap:

Especially, Jodie en raasathi :P.

[VENKIRAJA]

A streetcar named desire.
Due to severe reccomendations.. Heavy Disappointment. Brando was my only saviour.. the other female was so irritating.. seemed like Hollywood's Kannamba. Nothing more to say. On the waterfont, Maltese falcon, tKaMB, and now this. Sunset Boulevard download aayikittu irunthuchu ---> Delete .torrent + data.

[P_R]

Sunset delete paNNirunga. Adhu pootta case dhaan. :-)

Streetcar is a Brando show. That is all.

[VENKIRAJA]

Sunset delete paNNirunga. Adhu pootta case dhaan. :-)

Streetcar is a Brando show. That is all.

Neenga Coens' rasigar illa?
pOna page-la irukkuRa video pArtheengala? 8 minutes.. They created a magic! My latest favourite adhu thAn... Please do watch the whole movie...

[P_R]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ign4BaL3p_U

The part which Coens' made. It has Steve Buscemi in it. But my favourite out of the 20 is not this, anyways...

:ty:

Coenergal vaazhga pallANdu !

[VENKIRAJA]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ign4BaL3p_U

The part which Coens' made. It has Steve Buscemi in it. But my favourite out of the 20 is not this, anyways...

:ty:

Coenergal vaazhga pallANdu !

Paris 'et je Taime-nu thEdunA Youtube-layE padam pArthudalAm. Still, it is worth a m-HD download or a Netflix rental. Please do consider watching it.

[Vivasaayi]

A streetcar named desire.
Due to severe reccomendations.. Heavy Disappointment. Brando was my only saviour.. the other female was so irritating.. seemed like Hollywood's Kannamba. Nothing more to say. On the waterfont, Maltese falcon, tKaMB, and now this. Sunset Boulevard download aayikittu irunthuchu ---> Delete .torrent + data.

good that u deleted the torrent... :)

brandos performance makes it an awesome experience in ASCND

[VENKIRAJA]

A streetcar named desire.
Due to severe reccomendations.. Heavy Disappointment. Brando was my only saviour.. the other female was so irritating.. seemed like Hollywood's Kannamba. Nothing more to say. On the waterfont, Maltese falcon, tKaMB, and now this. Sunset Boulevard download aayikittu irunthuchu ---> Delete .torrent + data.

good that u deleted the torrent... :)

brandos performance makes it an awesome experience in ASCND

Sivaji-la eppudi ponnungale Shriya-va pathu jollu vittangalo... appudi idhula pasangale Brando-va paathu jollu vittukittu irunthom (even if it sounds gay) especially when he overhears the conversation in rags after his garage-work! :)

[groucho070]

WISHING TALAIVAR CLINT EASTWOOD A HAPPY 78TH BIRTHDAY. INNUM PALLAANDU PALLANDU VAZHNTHU SIRANTHA THIRAIPADATTAHAI ENGGALUKKU VAZHANGUNGGAL . :bluejump: :redjump: :bluejump:

Damn, that sounds like a request rather than a wish.

[crajkumar_be]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ign4BaL3p_U

The part which Coens' made. It has Steve Buscemi in it. But my favourite out of the 20 is not this, anyways...

:ty:

Coenergal vaazhga pallANdu !
Bought the DVD/VCD(?) 2/3 years back. Innum paakkala.
:ty: Venki, seekiram pakka vendiyadhu dhaan

[Thalafanz]

WISHING TALAIVAR CLINT EASTWOOD A HAPPY 78TH BIRTHDAY. INNUM PALLAANDU PALLANDU VAZHNTHU SIRANTHA THIRAIPADATTAHAI ENGGALUKKU VAZHANGUNGGAL . :bluejump: :redjump: :bluejump:

Damn, that sounds like a request rather than a wish.

:redjump: Happy Birthday Eastwood :redjump: Expecting more "Gran Torino's" from u. :cool:

Maddy and Eastwood born on the same day. Groucho bro... :) :wink: :)

[ajithfederer]

I saw this yesterday :ty: venki



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ign4BaL3p_U

The part which Coens' made. It has Steve Buscemi in it. But my favourite out of the 20 is not this, anyways...

:ty:

Coenergal vaazhga pallANdu !
Bought the DVD/VCD(?) 2/3 years back. Innum paakkala.
:ty: Venki, seekiram pakka vendiyadhu dhaan

[Nerd]

Sunset nallA dhaanE irukkum :ashamed:

[P_R]

Sunset nallA dhaanE irukkum :ashamed:

Lead actress/character is the very definition for 5 roobai kuduththA 10 roobAi.

perusA espettAtion-ai vaLaththuttu predictable-A mudiyum.

These were my grouses.

Neenga pluses paththi sollunga

[VENKIRAJA]

Sunset nallA dhaanE irukkum :ashamed:

Lead actress/character is the very definition for 5 roobai kuduththA 10 roobAi.

perusA espettAtion-ai vaLaththuttu predictable-A mudiyum.

These were my grouses.

Neenga pluses paththi sollunga

adhE prachanai in ASCND. nAlu appu appalAmA-nu thONuchu!

aNNangaL ellAm edhukku :ty: sollikittu irukeenga? Neenga enakku sollAdha padamA? :happydance:

The Big Lebowski Bala aNNan sonnadhAla thAn pArthEn. :notworthy:
Stanley/ Viv aNNan sonnadhula Kill Bill!
PR sonnadhula Annie Hall... ippidi paladhu...

[groucho070]

[tscii:be68a608a1]Sunset Bouelevard.

To say this film is a classic would be an understatement. When you are doing proper scriptwriting course or workshop, mention Hollywood and works of Ernest Lehman, William Goldman, Charles Brackett, novelist turned scripwriters Dashiell Hammet, Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner, Raymond Chandler and the list will include German born writer/director Billy Wilder. (yes, Orson Welles is another one, but not consistent).

This film is easily his best.

A story about a out of job scriptwriter and an ageing ex-silent era movie star, the film is told totally from a dead man’s point of view. It begins with a body in the swimming pool of the star and voice over that narrates the tale is that of that corpse’s.

Gloria Swanson plays the forgotten star Norma Desmond who is the Miss Havisham of Tinseltown, waiting with her wedding cake for that glorious moment on big screen she no longer fits in post silent era Hollywood and the answer could be in the hands, or rather, the typewriter of young out of luck scriptwriter played by a terribly underrated William Holden, who himself is in it for the dough.

One good thing about Hollywood is that when it portrays itself onscreen, its merciless. The long suffering scriptwriters and directors are absolutely cynical with their view on the town that puts food on their table, and this film spares nothing of it at all. With cynicism comes dark humour and this film is full of it.

Gloria Swanson is not playing a character; she is herself being an ex-silent era star herself. Her over the top performance is a testimony on how out of sync she was with the world that she was forced to inhabit. She has not moved on from being the dramatic queen of silent era. When the hero tells her that she was big on screen once, she responds, “I am big. It’s the picture that got small”.

There is so much to go for in this film. The opening shot that follows cop to the body faced down on the pool. The witty crackling wisecracks. The whole issue about celebrity murder that is so contemporary (OJ Simpson anyone?). Miss Swanson doing a Charlie Chaplin impression (yes, way before Kamal). Oh, there are so much more in this satiric film noir.

By the way Cecille DeMille appears in this movie, ready on cue for one of the most quotable lines in Hollywood history by Swanson, “All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up.”

If you are not conviced about how good the movie is, just take a gander at this:
http://www.mrqe.com/movies/m100033468

For bites of the film's crackling dialogue
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043014/quotes

Venki,
I suggest you don’t watch this on your laptop/pc. You got to get a proper DVD and watch it on TV screen at least, with your living room lights off. There is something about idam, porul, eval about appreciating good films
:wink: [/tscii:be68a608a1]

[Nerd]

Grouch bro, well said. Let me add a couple of points.

There is a sense of emotional emptiness (not sure if its the right term) in this film which I think is the most striking aspect of this film. The humor is very unique, cynical in fact. And how many films can boast of a dead-person-narrative? Another good thing about the movie is the writing - character development especially. I mean the movie is built on the character development and how different characters interact with each other. Each and every character is carefully etched. A textbook-ish film if I may say so. And the last scene in which Norma descends the stair after shooting Gills with her revolver - the way she walks, the camera esra esra - beautiful. The only thing I hated about this movie was the romance sub-plot which spoilt the *mood* for me.

[groucho070]

Nerd, I had no problem with the romance part, its part of character development that you mentioned. As a scriptwriting student, I find this film exemplary as one of the finest writing to come out of Hollywood, athuvum from a German (he fled the country during Hitler's time).

[P_R]

Nerd, it was the romance sub-plot that I found interesting of all things in the film :-)

The first meeting when he rejects his script and he comes back with: "Next time I'll write you the Naked and the Dead".Their collaboration being his way out. But once again he is getting more than what he bargains for and is also in a situation of biting the hand that feeds him. That was very interesting.

I guess the Norma Desmond character put me off completely. Her 'tragedy' was not that interesting beyond a point. So the screenwriter's predicament automatically stopped being interesting and the whole story became laborious.

[equanimus]

And I thought you guys were talking about the Linklater film, Before Sunset (which I haven't seen; nor his earlier film Before Sunrise)... ayyagO, Sunset Boulevard 'kku indha nilaimaiyA!

[P_R]

Equa, neenga sollunga Boulevard 'avvaLo periya thillAlangadi-yA ?'

[equanimus]

Equa, neenga sollunga Boulevard 'avvaLo periya thillAlangadi-yA ?'
Of course! I thought it was wonderful the first time I saw it. But I haven't seen it in a long while. Must revisit soon. Billy Wilder, right up there among the true masters of Hollywood.

[Plum]

Equa, apdiye "Shabana Azmi avLo periya thillalangadiya"-num theerpu sollunga!

[P_R]

Venki, naan sonnadhai kEttu delete paNNidalayE.

Nerd, Groucho, Equa ellAm solradhai pArthA.... edhukkum neenga oru thadavai paaththu vaikkiradhu better

[equanimus]

Equa, apdiye "Shabana Azmi avLo periya thillalangadiya"-num theerpu sollunga!
Oh, indhap panjAyaththu take-off AgAmalE pOyiduchchO... I do like Shabanai Azmi a lot, but I think she pales in comparison to a Smita Patil, who is a great, great actress in every regard.

[Plum]

Equa, apdiye "Shabana Azmi avLo periya thillalangadiya"-num theerpu sollunga!
Oh, indhap panjAyaththu take-off AgAmalE pOyiduchchO... I do like Shabanai Azmi a lot, but I think she pales in comparison to a Smita Patil, who is a great, great actress in every regard.

sariyaana theerpu!vaLamana sindhanai!
PR - *POKE ICON*

[P_R]

enna poke-u
naan enna illainnA sonnEn :huh:
Absolute-A kELvi kEttA, equa relative-A badhil solraar

[groucho070]

Sunset Boulevard Oru Periya Tillalanggadiyaa?

Endra kelvikku, ungga tarappil vaathaada veeru yaarum illaiya, PR? Oru kalakku kalakkidungga :D

[ajithfederer]

Scarface - Good.

[VENKIRAJA]

Venki, naan sonnadhai kEttu delete paNNidalayE.

Nerd, Groucho, Equa ellAm solradhai pArthA.... edhukkum neenga oru thadavai paaththu vaikkiradhu better

vada pOchE. :|

[groucho070]

Cool Hand Luke

Last saw it in VHS, pan and scan mode.

Now, on DVD, widescreen, superb transfer. What can I say, Newman was brilliant.

I looked up on 1967 Oscar list and I now know why Newman missed picking up the statuette then:

ROD STEIGER in "In the Heat of the Night",
Other nominees:
Warren Beatty in "Bonnie and Clyde"
Dustin Hoffman in "The Graduate"
Paul Newman in "Cool Hand Luke"
Spencer Tracy in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"


You will never get tough fights like this no more.

[ajithfederer]

Snatch :clap: :clap:

Direction, camera, dialogues and action - Too cool.

Have to check out Guy ritchie's other filmography.

[Vivasaayi]

Snatch :clap: :clap:

Direction, camera, dialogues and action - Too cool.

Have to check out Guy ritchie's other filmography.

LSATSB is better than this movie..check it out.

[Prabo]

Marathon Man
Romba naala sports movie'nu paakama vittutaen :sigh2:
Typical 70's look and feel in camera work, superb bgm and the torture scene :thumbsup:

[ajithfederer]

Speed :D

[groucho070]

Ronin

Revisit, from VHS days to Widescreen DVD.

The chase scene still works for me. Frankenheimer is an underrated director. What's in the case?

[VENKIRAJA]

The Prestige (2006)
Kubrick, Tarantino and Nolan - In that order. Brilliant directors! :D

[ajithfederer]

No Country for Old men 8-)

Coens :clap:. This is easily the best Coen's effort of all.

Javier Bardem :thumbsup:.

Richly deserved 4 Oscar's.

[ajithfederer]

Normandy - The Great Crusade - Part 1 (http://military.discovery.com/tv-schedules/special.html?paid=52.14225.30413.0.0)

Normandy - The Great Crusade - Part 2 (http://military.discovery.com/tv-schedules/special.html?paid=52.15907.30414.0.0)

[Nerd]

Luis Bunuel's Viridiana (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055601/) - Pretty good. I thought Bunuel's films would be as inaccessible (to me) as a Tarkovsky/Fellini's film. I am glad that I was wrong. A revolutionary film which makes the central nun character give up her religion and faith in humanity. Surrealistic at places, which is what Bunuel is famous for any way. The last supper scene was brilliant :)

[salaam_chennai]

Dirty Harry.
Not a great movie but i can watch it one more time just for Clint Eastwood. This guy sure has lot of style.

This particular dialogue was sooperabbu
I know what you're thinking. Did he fire six shots or only five? To tell the truth, in the excitement. I kind of lost track myself. This is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world... ...and would blow your head clean off... ...you've got to ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?". Well, do you, punk?

[VENKIRAJA]

Spring, summer, fall, winter... and Spring

Excellent! Strong movie. Watched it in quite a big screen, with fellow bloggers. :D

[littlemaster1982]

Idhu Asian film illa :huh:

[ajithfederer]

Mr. and Mrs Smith

More enjoyable if you watch from the POV that pitt and jolie are married now

[ajithfederer]

Tropic Thunder :lol:

BTW, What an ensemble cast: Ben Stiller, Tom Cruise, Robert Downey Jr, Jack Black and Matthew McConaughey. :clap:.

Especially Tom cruise is :rotfl:

[Wibha]

A face in the crowd :clap: :clap: -Ahead for its time.

Network.

[ajithfederer]

Fight club (2nd time)

Pitt has to be awarded the coolest person on the planet award. Norton is good. The premise of the movie is very fuzzy and thanks to Fincher he makes a good attempt. Allthough almost everybody is involved at Project Mayhem and the wrecking of financial capitals is over the top it makes an interesting viewing thanks to Norton and Pitt.

[Wibha]

50 first dates.. AWWW :D :)

[jaaze]

50 first dates.. AWWW :D :)Jayam Ravi's Deepavali 8-)

[Wibha]

50 first dates.. AWWW :D :)Jayam Ravi's Deepavali 8-)

:roll:

this movie kinda came earlier :? :roll:

[littlemaster1982]

Adhaan avarum solraaru :lol: Did you watch it for second time?

[Wibha]

oh :|

I haven't seen deepavali :?

3rd or 4th time I think :D :D

[VENKIRAJA]

Idhu Asian film illa :huh:

AmA, But it wasn't a hit here. It was a big premise in the west! Almost all Wong Kar Wai and Kim Ki Duk releases are.

[P_R]

The Big Lebowski (http://www.mayyam.com/hub/viewtopic.php?p=1819607#1819607) :lol:

[ajithfederer]

Apocalypse now (Redux) - 1979

Vietnam war is the premise. Willard(Martin sheen) is given the task of tracking down and nailing a renegade officer Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando) who the high command believes has gone insane. He sets down in search of Brando (Kurtz) from Vietnam into Cambodia. A first person Narrative on how the war happens right in front of his eyes. You got to see it to experience it. The Redux version is 202 minutes and it is interesting. Brando is nothing but a beast in this movie and Martin sheen as a self confined captain is adequate. And did I say the war scenes were very spectacular :D.

P.S: Movie is graphic.

[Vivasaayi]

I really dont know why brandos performance in Apocalypse Nw is so raved about.

:roll:

[ajithfederer]

Vicky

I said Brando looked like a beast. His entire monologue with Martin sheen is fantastic. Vera enna vendum. For the good length of 202 minutes they show brando only from the last hour. Vera yaarai pottu irundhaalum velaikaavadhu.

[kannannn]

Battle Royale II - Hmm.. BR II is good in parts, even tantalisingly close to matching the tension and drama of the first part in scenes, but never quite manages to hold your attention.

[Vivasaayi]

Vicky

I said Brando looked like a beast. His entire monologue with Martin sheen is fantastic. Vera enna vendum. For the good length of 202 minutes they show brando only from the last hour. Vera yaarai pottu irundhaalum velaikaavadhu.

i dint post that based on ur post.

but usually this role was raved by many...adhaan :)

[Wibha]

Star trek :cool:

Finding Nemo- really slow but cute :D

[ajithfederer]

Dark Knight :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:

Nolan saar, neenga aduthu enna padam pannalum i am PDPS

[groucho070]

Vicky

I said Brando looked like a beast. His entire monologue with Martin sheen is fantastic. Vera enna vendum. For the good length of 202 minutes they show brando only from the last hour. Vera yaarai pottu irundhaalum velaikaavadhu.

i dint post that based on ur post.

but usually this role was raved by many...adhaan :)My favourite film and I, sir, am one of the ravers. 8-)

[ajithfederer]

Rakesh

Did you watch the normal version or the redux version?. Thoughts please.

[P_R]

My favourite film and I, sir, am one of the ravers. 8-)
en porumaiyai migavum sOdhiththa padam.

[groucho070]

AF,
I saw both. Starting from VHS, then moving on to VCD (I used this to test the sound for my sound system, todakka helicopter sound from left to right poogumey? Antha kattam).

Finally got the DVD, and then the Redux version was released. I prefer the original. The Redux had lots of changes from the original (check out its entry in Wiki). Brando reading newspaper completely destroyed the mythical quality of his performance. He looked so normal there. Redux is basically Coppola doing a Star Wars, milking his critically successful film. Remember, he wanted to do Godfather 4, until god pulled Puzo's life plug.

PR, you already stated what you felt about the movie. But I hope ten years down the road you will change your mind.



*Ten years down the road*
PR: Where's that Groucho, I want to kill him. Apocalypse, shmapocalypse!

[P_R]

Actually...it has been nearly 5 years since I watched it. Geez I am getting old !

[groucho070]

Actually...it has been nearly 5 years since I watched it. Geez I am getting old !You are getting old. Okay, give another five years for you to become jaded, cynical, world-weary and want to sneer at every passerby including a crippled, deaf dumb blind musician, and you are ready to watch this film and appreciate it.

[VENKIRAJA]

Vicky

I said Brando looked like a beast. His entire monologue with Martin sheen is fantastic. Vera enna vendum. For the good length of 202 minutes they show brando only from the last hour. Vera yaarai pottu irundhaalum velaikaavadhu.

i dint post that based on ur post.

but usually this role was raved by many...adhaan :)My favourite film and I, sir, am one of the ravers. 8-)

Love it. Easily in the list of my 20 favorite films.

[ajithfederer]

Pearl Harbor (2001)

Although I have seen this in bits and pieces before come last friday I had the opportunity to see it from scratch. Acting was good and the movie can be seen just for the war scenes.

[ajithfederer]

I always wanted to watch this movie just for one actor and he is De Niro. The man looks in different sizes at different parts of the movie. He looks like a chiseled statue in the first half, little bulky in the next and a fat bugger at the end. He has put on 27 kgs for this, man what determination :notworthy:. For a bio-graphical film it wastes no time in giving you what it is in store. De Niro as a violent and a wife-beating abusive boxer Jake La Motta is absolutely Fantastic. His journey from a middle weight champion to a standup comic is an insight into how one' life is unpredictable.

Joe Pesci is good. Learnt from wiki that Pesci was an upcoming actor and he shows great poise. One of Deniro's quotes is "The Talent lies in the choices" and so do i agree with him. And need i say something about scorsese that you Ladies and Gentleman here don't know before :).


Raging Bull (1980)

[groucho070]

The most surreal moment in this film is at the end, where Bob plays Jake immitating Brando doing Malone cab scene. After this scene, I mean, this movie, the onscreen performance in Hollywood took a dive. In my opinion.

[ajithfederer]

The 400 blows :)

The kid's acting was good.

[ajithfederer]

The King of Comedy (1983) :D.

De Niro :cool2:

[groucho070]

Guys & Dolls revisited.

Yes, the Godfather sings. Okay, he ain't no Vito Corleone here, but he plays a gangster named Sky Masterson and some of the mannerism are a shade closer to what he would do sixteen years later.

And he has to sing in a film that features Chairman of the board, the old blue eys, the golden crooner. How does he match up? Well, Sinatra can be a good actor, but no method man is going to upstage him in singing, especially when the acting god screwed up the classic number, Luck Be A Lady Tonight...if you have not heard the former's version. Fun and funny movie. Too many songs that that button in your remote control can take care of, but this is a musical, right?

[Wibha]

The Proposal- Awesome. Enjoyed every scene :D

Hangover- Hilarious but feels like its way too long!!

[salaam_chennai]

The Shining

sooperabbu.. The movie was not that scary. Now, this is my favorite Kubrick movie replacing 'The Killing' and 'A Clockwork Orange'.



The Shining simply because I haven't seen the others in a while. As I said elsewhere its a lesson on film-making. Enough said.

As Nerd said in top 10 thread, this movie is a lesson on film-making
:notworthy:

[ajithfederer]

Munich (2005) :clap:

Spielberg, Please make a movie on the Nazi hunting by the Mossad's.

[ajithfederer]

Last Action Hero - :lol:

[ajithfederer]

Big (1988)

Tom Hanks is indeed a boy.

[Prabo]

Lost Highway
:think:

[P_R]

Terminator Salvation

enna viLayAttu idhu ? enna viLayAttu idhu !

[crajkumar_be]

Terminator Salvation

enna viLayAttu idhu ? enna viLayAttu idhu !
Neenga padatha paathu kekkareengala? Naan ungala paathu kekkaren!

[ajithfederer]

Rosemary's baby - Aalai vudungada saami

[P_R]

:lol: @ CR


Rosemary's baby - Aalai vudungada saami pudikkalayA :?
I liked it much more than Chinatown. In fact after Chinatown I was like enna ellArum polanski polanski 'ndraanga ? I found RB extremely impressive.

[ajithfederer]

This is the Nth+1 plot/movie working on the birth of Satan's baby on earth and frankly i am tired of it. Personally I think movies like Omen series and even End of Days did it more convincingly. Acting wise also nothing great. Plot-um convincingaave illai.

For me Chinatown >>>>> RB. Jack nicholson, Faye dunaway. John Huston .....> this group. Infact for me idhellam padama edukanuma thonuchu :).

[P_R]

Mood creation, the mother's loneliness..the ending shot.

Rest all fine, grantable. Agree to Disagree etc. But acting nothing great-A..I thought Mia Farrow was just amazing.

[ajithfederer]

Mia farrow was good. agreed.

The plot hole was so big for me to get convinced avvalavu dhaan.

[ajithfederer]

:rotfl:


Terminator Salvation

enna viLayAttu idhu ? enna viLayAttu idhu !
Neenga padatha paathu kekkareengala? Naan ungala paathu kekkaren!

[groucho070]

Transfomers: Revenge of The Fallen.

More ripping off of Biblical tales :banghead: In fact, two characters get "resurrected" here.

Nothing new. Always never been amazed by CGIs. Bot begetting bot gave me a headache.

Comedy was good though.

[ajithfederer]

Hangover :rotfl2:. Guys you can definitely watch this one. Especially to those who booze. :P.

[Nerd]

Hangover :rotfl2:. Guys you can definitely watch this one. Especially to those who booze. :P.
Saw it last night. The most hilarious movie since superbad. In fact I would say it was funnier than superbad. Awesome film, absolutely recommended 8-)

[ajithfederer]

Seriously. I can vouch for this. Semma comedy :clap:.


Hangover :rotfl2:. Guys you can definitely watch this one. Especially to those who booze. :P.
Saw it last night. The most hilarious movie since superbad. In fact I would say it was funnier than superbad. Awesome film, absolutely recommended 8-)

[Sarna]

Terminator Salvation

enna viLayAttu idhu ? enna viLayAttu idhu !

idhu oru padam'nu naanum download panni paththEn :x

yaarum paaththudaadheenga :oops:

[ajithfederer]

BTW Heather Graham waasssss :slurp: in this movie.

[Nerd]

BTW Heather Graham waasssss :slurp: in this movie.
Film-layaa? illai end credits-layaa? :oops:

[ajithfederer]

Ellamae dhaan :oops:

[equanimus]

This is the Nth+1 plot/movie working on the birth of Satan's baby on earth and frankly i am tired of it. Personally I think movies like Omen series and even End of Days did it more convincingly.
I thought Rosemary's Baby was rather about the psychological horror of childbirth. (Of course, one can say that Satan's baby on earth is itself a manifestation of this horror, but I digress.)

[P_R]

I thought Rosemary's Baby was rather about the psychological horror of childbirth. (Of course, one can say that Satan's baby on earth is itself a manifestation of this horror, but I digress.)

Oh appidi oNNu irukka.

The loneliness of the mother, the limitations inherent to her role (as a woman, as someone her creation will grow out of, as someone who will eventually become superfluos in the role of connecting the society with her child), guilt and diffidence, the inability to trust anyone and thus the primal nature of the mother-child relationship.. all these were brought out very well I thought.

There is no twist as we see things falling into place slowly and steadily. It remains creepy and discomfiting because of great direction and acting. With Chinatown down let me take a shot at another 'great' film. I liked RB more than The Shining.

[equanimus]

Oh appidi oNNu irukka.

The loneliness of the mother, the limitations inherent to her role (as a woman, as someone her creation will grow out of, as someone who will eventually become superfluos in the role of connecting the society with her child), guilt and diffidence, the inability to trust anyone and thus the primal nature of the mother-child relationship.. all these were brought out very well I thought.
Aren't all these subliminally linked to the psychological horror of childbirth? What does it mean for the mother to nurture something for 9 months and then give birth (literally coming out of her) to this new being whom she can control only so much, but yet she will always be seen as the one who gave birth to that being? The physical and the emotional are very much intertwined with each other.

[equanimus]

There is no twist as we see things falling into place slowly and steadily. It remains creepy and discomfiting because of great direction and acting.
As far as I remember, I've never been a fan of the standard horror film genre (I should say, stock horror films) for this very reason. Twists that explain the situation generally spoil the film for me. I think true horror is in the inexplicable. Once there's an explanation, it becomes very mundane. (I know I'm rejecting some possibilities here, but I'm just trying to theorise based on my reaction to horror films.) I become conscious that there's some logic to the proceedings, that it's only a movie, and therefore become very detached. Rosemary's Baby is one of those films that I find truly disturbing.

I liked RB more than The Shining.
Incidentally, I caught 'The Shining' just a few months back. (I was late into this despite being a big fan of Kubrick, because of my general condescension to the genre.) And I was bowled over. In fact, it made me understand some of the standard elements of the horror genre. I can't compare it with Rosemary's Baby (it's been a few years since I first saw RB and I never got to revisit it), but 'The Shining' to my mind is the work of a true master.

[P_R]

Oh appidi oNNu irukka.

The loneliness of the mother, the limitations inherent to her role (as a woman, as someone her creation will grow out of, as someone who will eventually become superfluos in the role of connecting the society with her child), guilt and diffidence, the inability to trust anyone and thus the primal nature of the mother-child relationship.. all these were brought out very well I thought.
Aren't all these subliminally linked to the psychological horror of childbirth? What does it mean for the mother to nurture something for 9 months and then give birth (literally coming out of her) to this new being whom she can control only so much, but yet she will always be seen as the one who gave birth to that being? The physical and the emotional are very much intertwined with each other.
Oh okay. Naan thAlAttu kEkkudhammA range-ku ninaichittEn :oops:

It's one of those things where I come to know what I know only when writing :P

[P_R]

'The Shining' to my mind is the work of a true master.

Saw "The Shining" once. Didn't find it very scary. It was the first Kubrick film I saw and in that regard a kind of bummer. The kid's voice, All play and no work, the cycling in the corridor and chancing upon the twins - maadhiri oru sila spooky moments.

Given that my favourite Kubrick film - Strangelove- is regarded as the least Kubricky (whatever that means), I must place him in the august company of Bergman.

[equanimus]

It's one of those things where I come to know what I know only when writing :P
Oh yeah, same same! It often happens to me too, I understand my own thoughts when I'm actually putting them into words.

Oh okay. Naan thAlAttu kEkkudhammA range-ku ninaichittEn :oops:
Actually, I think the genesis of even 'thAlAttu kEkkudhammA' would have been more to do with the psychological horror of giving birth to a child. It's likely that the director had heard of such stories in his life, but framed it in simplistic terms because he didn't want to risk losing the family audience, or may be that was just how he interpreted it.

On a related note, I was discussing with a friend recently about how the notion of spirits/ghosts in our cinema (and to a large extent, our society itself) is often linked to the angst of a woman. The "deranged" is often the woman, but that's par for the course for a society deep-rooted in patriarchy, isn't it?

The seminal work in this respect is of course Fazil's 'manichitrathAzhu', which superbly drew the link between our notion of spirits with human psychology. But I think the huge success of some of the Amman films can also be attributed to the overwhelming patronage of women who would have found them a cathartic experience. These are no coincidences. At a surface level, it's about some kind of intense conflict between god and the evil spirits, but scratch a bit, and what you'll often find is a tormented daughter-in-law.

[P_R]

Yeah you are right.
Right down to rAsAthi varum naaL.

But there is one aspect to the storytelling (or perhaps this is also what you meant): the wronging of a women and hence the yearning for revenge is something readily understandable. Any other 'crushed dream' doesn't strike a chord that forcefully. So to earn the society's notice one has to be wronged not uniquely (!) but according to what society takes to be a wronging.

If not, idhellAm oru vishayamA appidinnu sollittu pakkaththu veettukkAran pulsar-la sakkaraiyai pOttuttu vElaiya paakka pOyiduvaanga.

[equanimus]

But there is one aspect to the storytelling (or perhaps this is also what you meant): the wronging of a women and hence the yearning for revenge is something readily understandable.
Yes, I did mean to suggest that the way of the spirits is actually the "legitimate" way (as recognised by the society) for them to express their angst and, in some sense, assert themselves. This is exactly what happens in 'manichitrathAzhu' after all. (Yes, Plum?)

[equanimus]

'The Shining' to my mind is the work of a true master.

Saw "The Shining" once. Didn't find it very scary. It was the first Kubrick film I saw and in that regard a kind of bummer. The kid's voice, All play and no work, the cycling in the corridor and chancing upon the twins - maadhiri oru sila spooky moments.
One thing that struck me hard when I was watching 'The Shining' was that horror is often domestic, within the bonds of family. Once we move out of the family boundaries, nothing is as horrific. It's the unconscious fear that someone close to us could go astray that horrifies us. At the centre of this film, there's always this underlying fear that Jack is capable of hurting his son. Similarly, in all the films involving the satan's child, the underlying horror is the possibility of your own child going astray. Which is precisely why horror films often revolve around a little family. All this is quite obvious coming to think of it, but I never saw it this way before.

Later I was searching on the web quite a bit about how Kubrick approached this film and found this excerpt from one of his interviews quite illuminating:

"I've always been interested in ESP (1) and the paranormal. In addition to the scientific experiments which have been conducted suggesting that we are just short of conclusive proof of its existence, I'm sure we've all had the experience of opening a book at the exact page we're looking for, or thinking of a friend a moment before they ring on the telephone. But The Shining didn't originate from any particular desire to do a film about this. The manuscript of the novel was sent to me by John Calley, (2) of Warner Bros. I thought it was one of the most ingenious and exciting stories of the genre I had read. It seemed to strike an extraordinary balance between the psychological and the supernatural in such a way as to lead you to think that the supernatural would eventually be explained by the psychological: "Jack must be imagining these things because he's crazy". This allowed you to suspend your doubt of the supernatural until you were so thoroughly into the story that you could accept it almost without noticing.

I think, in some ways, the conventions of realistic fiction and drama may impose serious limitations on a story. For one thing, if you play by the rules and respect the preparation and pace required to establish realism, it takes a lot longer to make a point than it does, say, in fantasy. At the same time, it is possible that this very work that contributes to a story's realism may weaken its grip on the unconscious. Realism is probably the best way to dramatize argument and ideas. Fantasy may deal best with themes which lie primarily in the unconscious. I think the unconscious appeal of a ghost story, for instance, lies in its promise of immortality. If you can be frightened by a ghost story, then you must accept the possibility that supernatural beings exist. If they do, then there is more than just oblivion waiting beyond the grave."

[ajithfederer]

Naanum appadi than irukumnu kadaisi varaikkum nambi paathein. Athoda niruthirundha enakum sandhosham dhaan, naanum inge vandhu valakkam pola Rosemary's baby - :D nnu oru emoticon pottu niruthirupein.

Ellam spoilers below.

Adhula paarunga kadasi scenela ovvoru perusum "god is dead" "hail satan"nnu solluvaainga paarunga. Naan right vidunnu appo dhan mudivu pannein. Podha koraikku andha amma vera poi kozhandhai thotil-ae aatum. It looked downright silly and spoiled the entire movie.



This is the Nth+1 plot/movie working on the birth of Satan's baby on earth and frankly i am tired of it. Personally I think movies like Omen series and even End of Days did it more convincingly.
I thought Rosemary's Baby was rather about the psychological horror of childbirth. (Of course, one can say that Satan's baby on earth is itself a manifestation of this horror, but I digress.)

[P_R]

Adhula paarunga kadasi scenela ovvoru perusum "god is dead" "hail satan"nnu solluvaainga paarunga. Naan right vidunnu appo dhan mudivu pannein. Podha koraikku andha amma vera poi kozhandhai thotil-ae aatum :lol: andha thottil aattam + vaanjaiyaana paarvai dhaan padaththin masterstroke. Rosemary's baby is Rosemary's baby to Rosemary but to all others they have their own reasons to hail, cherish and expect. What the baby is going to do is what matters for them. Perhaps it matters to us. Does it matter to Rosemary. It seemed like it did. But the last shot takes all that away. Perhaps it will not matter. While her husband needed a material reason to be sold into it, a mother does not. She will rationalize and buy herself into it. It is simply wired that way. Or atleast the possibility of that is underlined.

[ajithfederer]

Ellam ok dhan PR

but scenes like Mia farrow suddenly discovering the closet room at the end of the movie. When the whole gang reveals that her child is dead why would they want to keep the child in the next apartment ala the Old couple's house. Seems like some giveaway. Her craving for raw meat and her physical (horrible) appearances and all were fine but even then those traits suddenly disappeared.
Won't there be anybody in the world to help her at those times?. Not even some friends, family members estra estra...Only the whole satanic gang??
Too many loose ends??. :huh:.

[ajithfederer]

And as I already said Films like Omen series had a better effect on me compared to this and that may be the reason why i didn't like this one much.

[P_R]

but scenes like Mia farrow suddenly discovering the closet room at the end of the movie. When the whole gang reveals that her child is dead why would they want to keep the child in the next apartment ala the Old couple's house. The closet was always there. She discovers it when she smells rat and seeks to discover. The Satanic folks' plans aren't foolproof. They have to make an earnest attempt each time


Won't there be anybody in the world to help her at those times?. Not even some friends, family members estra estra...Only the whole satanic gang??
Oh she does arrange for the party with only her friends. The neighbour tries to get herself invited and she is bluntly excluded by Mia farrow. It is in that party that she the opinion of her friends and wants to go back to her original doctor. The more adamant she gets the more firm the methods of the Satanic gang get. And it takes a lot to make her adamant as she is shown to be meek - even in the most important thing in her life. That was the most important part of the characterization IMO

[equanimus]

AF/PR,
Reading your last few posts, I realise that I don't remember the film too well! Have to revisit.

[ajithfederer]

Hmmm

Oru satanic child porakkura madhiri irukira movie-la oru grandness ethirpaathein. nesstt time paakum podhu vandhu marupadiyum ezhudurein.

[groucho070]

Husbands & Wives (1992).

Sober stuff. Nothing new. Okay, Sydney Pollack is an awesome actor as he is a great director, and I have been saying this for many years. Subject matter is like eating Kadalai for Woody.

[Wibha]

Transformers :| :fatigue:

Hangover- 2nd time :D :thumbsup: :rotfl2: :rotfl:

[ajithfederer]

Batman Begins :)

[P_R]

Batman Begins :)
You're not the devil. You're practice 8-)

In a way, applies to the movie itself

[equanimus]

ippozhudhu idhu pOnRa Hollywood superhero padangaLaip paRRi Bala Oriru vArththaigaL pEsuvAr.

[P_R]

ippozhudhu idhu pOnRa Hollywood superhero padangaLaip paRRi Bala Oriru vArththaigaL pEsuvAr. அதிலும், இப்படங்களில் ஏகாதிபத்தியத்திய நுண்ணரசியல் பற்றி மேலும் இரு வார்த்தைகள்..

[crajkumar_be]

ippozhudhu idhu pOnRa Hollywood superhero padangaLaip paRRi Bala Oriru vArththaigaL pEsuvAr. அதிலும், இப்படங்களில் ஏகாதிபத்தியத்திய நுண்ணரசியல் பற்றி மேலும் இரு வார்த்தைகள்..
:lol:

Batman Begins pakkave illiye :razz:
In fact, Dark Knight mattum dhaan pathen.

Hollywood super hero padangal la enakku pidichadhu Commando, Predator, innaikku kooda virumbi pappen :)
Spiderman paathe aaganum-ngara kattayam, veetla eppo pottaalum paappaanga :(

[Sarna]

Spiderman paathe aaganum-ngara kattayam, veetla eppo pottaalum paappaanga :(

Spider-man yEn pudikkaadhu ?

[ajithfederer]

The Devil wears Prada - Can be watched ultimate times for streep and anne hathaway. 8-)

[groucho070]

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.

Finally someone put a nail on the coffin lid filled with stars/celeb biography with this funny satire. I was laughing my behind off so many times. Apatow-vai appatamaa underestimate pannitten.

[Sid_316]

Hangover 2 days in a row! :rotfl: :rotfl: awesome

[ajithfederer]

Transformers 2

Concur with groucho. Thalaivali free if you watch it in IMAX. I had to sleep the last 30 minutes to avoid headache. Yeah, comedy was good.

[P_R]

Ice Age 3
:-|
oru aarvakkOLaarula FDFS pArththEn. Two minutes in I realized the characters stopped being interesting somewhere in the last movie itself

Of course, Oru thadavai pAkkalAm

[littlemaster1982]

Oothikicha :oops:

PR,

Did you watch it in 3D?

[P_R]

Oothikicha :oops:

PR,

Did you watch it in 3D?

Illai. Inox 2D dhaan. Sathyam-la 3D-a ?!!?

Actually it has the regular fare LM. The great animation, chanses etc. Humour wasn't that great except for some parts with a new character.

A little too much nenjai nakking attempts. Suddenly felt like a huge continuity from Timon and Pumba in Lion King/ Hakuna Matata. ore vishayathai thiruppi thiruppi edukkaraainga. Well kids were laughing. That's what counts.

[littlemaster1982]

Sathyam-la 3D. Adhaan adutha vaaram anga vandhu paarthukkalam-nu irukken. Part 2-laiye niraiya senti scenes :|

Will watch it for Sid & Scrat.

[littlemaster1982]

Get Smart. Few laughs here and there. Anne Hathaway :slurp:

[Wibha]

master :shock: :|

Friday the 13th :|

[Nerd]

Felinni's Nights of Cabiria. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050783/) Great film, very profound and heart-wrenching. The film follows a prostitute on her pursuit of true love. And when almost everybody she comes across cheat and humiliate her, an accountant promises to marry her and give her the most elusive thing, love. And you know what happens in the end, sort of predictable yeah, but its not a *sad* ending after all :P

The prostitute character played by Felinni's wife was so well written and the actress does wonderfully well. One of the best displays of acting in world cinema. This film is very much accessible :)

[Vivasaayi]

Felinni's Nights of Cabiria. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050783/) Great film, very profound and heart-wrenching. The film follows a prostitute on her pursuit of true love. And when almost everybody she comes across cheat and humiliate her, an accountant promises to marry her and give her the most elusive thing, love. And you know what happens in the end, sort of predictable yeah, but its not a *sad* ending after all :P

The prostitute character played by Felinni's wife was so well written and the actress does wonderfully well. One of the best displays of acting in world cinema. This film is very much accessible :)

:)

i dint expect her to smile her way out of that scene in the climax...it was refreshing.

but one could easily guess what was gonna happen when he takes her with him...

[Nerd]

Of course, the last frame is what made the film for me. That she has gotten rid of all of her sins and a new life is waiting for her. HOPE! :)

[Vivasaayi]

Of course, the last frame is what made the film for me. That she has gotten rid of all of her sins and a new life is waiting for her. HOPE! :)

I interpreted differently...her smile suggests simply that "life goes on"

She starts to enjoy the music forgetting everything that had happened to her before ... enjoys her moment...and yeah..."hope"

The church scene is also a great scene in the movie...

[ajithfederer]

The Philadelphia story :rotfl:

The little girl was a darling. All the lead's were superb. It is a delight to watch early hollywood films.

[groucho070]

AF, Trivia: Before this movie, Hepburn was considered as Box Office poison. After this film, she was on the way to become a legend.

Have you seen Bringing Up Baby? Athey Grant/Hepburn team. Superb comedy.

[Warden]

BuB was lol screwball in the wildest sense. Very enjoyable though it gets too repetitive after some point. Its my 4th favorite Cary Grant comedy after 'His Girl Friday' , 'Arsenic And Old Lace' and 'The Awful Truth' .
Groucho sir,can you suggest a bunch of similar [:D] movies. I've got weeks to kill and I've run out of the popular options.

[groucho070]

Ooo..(TRR style).

You can begin with It Happened One Night, provided you like the Gable/Lombard combination.

Then check out His Girl Friday. Grant and Rosalind Russell (she got Oscar, methinks) also directed by Howard Hawks (BuB).

After that feast your audio visual senses with The Lady Eve (Fonda and Stanwyck, not usually associated with comedy).

Then, move on to fifties, and like it or not, Marilyn Monroe has done a few good ones:
How To Marry a Millionaire
7 Years Itch.
Some like it Hot.

The last two by great director Billy Wilder.

If you want all out comedy from that era, my first recomendation is the films by the Marx Brothers. Then, check out the ones by Bob Hope. I have not seen W.C. Fields and only one Mae West, so I dare not recommend them.

After this you will find yourself speaking English way too fast. :wink:

[Warden]

Ooo..(TRR style).

You can begin with It Happened One Night, provided you like the Gable/Lombard combination.

Then check out His Girl Friday. Grant and Rosalind Russell (she got Oscar, methinks) also directed by Howard Hawks (BuB).

After that feast your audio visual senses with The Lady Eve (Fonda and Stanwyck, not usually associated with comedy).

Then, move on to fifties, and like it or not, Marilyn Monroe has done a few good ones:
How To Marry a Millionaire
7 Years Itch.
Some like it Hot.

The last two by great director Billy Wilder.

If you want all out comedy from that era, my first recomendation is the films by the Marx Brothers. Then, check out the ones by Bob Hope. I have not seen W.C. Fields and only one Mae West, so I dare not recommend them.

After this you will find yourself speaking English way too fast. :wink:
Thankzies :notworthy:
IHON was wondrously fresh :D .Frank Capra's my favorite feel-good filmmaker along with Lubitch.
Seen a fair bit of the brothers.Harpo's the funniest :lol: (Though the same cannot be said of his Harp renditions :cry: )

[ajithfederer]

yes groucho I did read about her, Thanks to wiki :D.

Illai, haven't seen that will try to see this one soon. :).

AF, Trivia: Before this movie, Hepburn was considered as Box Office poison. After this film, she was on the way to become a legend.

Have you seen Bringing Up Baby? Athey Grant/Hepburn team. Superb comedy.

[ajithfederer]

And in the list above 7 Years Itch can be watched for Marilyn Monroe alone. Aaha enna oru gujaal subject :slurp:

[Nerd]

Ooo..(TRR style).
:rotfl:

Thanks for the recos btw.

[ajithfederer]

Charlie Wilson's war:

A good look into the Russian/American coldwar in the 80's. The movie clearly shows how the Mujahideens were able to defeat the mighty russians in the late 80's. Hanks is great as a playboy congressman/senator. Seymour Hoffman is mighty impressive. And in great company of these two is Julia Roberts.

:thumbsup:

[groucho070]

Can Bob De Niro and Sean Penn make bad movies. Sure, they have done that individually. Can they do it together? Suuuuuure.

We're No Angels (1989)

Critics attacked the movie savagely at the time of its release. I thought maybe, just maybe, it would be better to watch now, having exposed to some really dreadful films especially by De Niro (Flawless, anyone?). Unfortunately it still sucks. Hardly funny, and most of the time I don't know what the characters are up to. What a waste of precious two hours.

[P_R]

When I saw the cast I once greedily reached out for this in a DVD library. A scarred friend of mine stopped me in time. Perhaps I should thank him again.

[groucho070]

Saved in time, you lucky man. I have to live with the trauma. Oh I forgot to put this in that post: :banghead:

[Vivasaayi]

Revisited GF 2

Just the michaels part.

What intensity.

Especially,

1.The conversation between tom hagen and pentangelli at the end and the brief show of the love of pentangelli towards his brother

2.The conversation between michael and freddo abt michael stepping over freddo

3.The climax showing the old times with sonny fighting with michael for enlisting in the army..while three of the guys who are killed by "the college boy" michael are having a nice time with the family

4.Roth explaining how he abided when michael removed Moe green

GF 2 was in a way better than GF1 ...we get to know the charecters better.

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVYExSMR55U&feature=PlayList&p=F89D6D7F33691085&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=15

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBaeSq_R38Q&feature=related

Although Matrix - I is a well written and executed movie, My lovie for Matrix reloaded stunts and chases have only grown more in the last couple of years. My best scenes in M - 2 in order.

1) Trinity driving wrong way against the traffic.
2) Swarm of smiths.
3) Twins chasing Morpheus/Trinity
4) Neo vs Merovingian's men.

:notworthy:

P.S: Idhae ellam IMAX la re-release panna maatanuga :twisted:

[crajkumar_be]

Revisited GF 2

Just the michaels part.

What intensity.

Especially,

1.The conversation between tom hagen and pentangelli at the end and the brief show of the love of pentangelli towards his brother

2.The conversation between michael and freddo abt michael stepping over freddo

3.The climax showing the old times with sonny fighting with michael for enlisting in the army..while three of the guys who are killed by "the college boy" michael are having a nice time with the family

4.Roth explaining how he abided when michael removed Moe green

GF 2 was in a way better than GF1 ...we get to know the charecters better.
Nadigar Thilagam and Thalaivar - Namma oor la thondai la lump uruvaakka koodiyavanga. Allywood na adhu Pacino dhaan :notworthy:

The moment of truth at Havana between Michael and Freddie... kann la theriyum.....

[ajithfederer]

Robinhood- Men in tights (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood:_Men_in_Tights)

:rotfl2: :rotfl2:

The entire conversation between Don Giovanni and the king spoofing Marlon brando and godfather :rotfl:

[littlemaster1982]

Office Space (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151804/). Not that satisfied, but loved the way they portrayed the corporate environment. Full marks to the satire :thumbsup:

[Nerd]

Office Space (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151804/). Not that satisfied, but loved the way they portrayed the corporate environment. Full marks to the satire :thumbsup:
Apart from Sellers films and the high-school/college adult comedy films, this is the most hilarious film I have ever seen.

-TPS reports scene
-The dude with the stapler
-Black guy selling papers claiming that he was also a S/W engineer
-The neighbor etc.

My first ever workplace in the USA was very much like the one they show in the film. So I could very well relate to it. And we all including our inquisitive manager watched this film together on a Friday evening :lol:

[Nerd]

Shoeshine (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038913)

This was the first film to win the best foreign language film award at the Academy. And this was Vittorio De Sica, the one who made the popular The Bicycle Thief's first film. The film circles around the lives of two shoeshine boys whose aim in life is to buy a horse. They end up in prison and how it affects their friendship and their personal lives forms the rest of the story. And like the TBT, the last scene in this film is brilliant. Only thing I dint understand is why they named the film "shoeshine". Anyway must watch!

[littlemaster1982]

Office Space (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151804/). Not that satisfied, but loved the way they portrayed the corporate environment. Full marks to the satire :thumbsup:
Apart from Sellers films and the high-school/college adult comedy films, this is the most hilarious film I have ever seen.

-TPS reports scene
-The dude with the stapler
-Black guy selling papers claiming that he was also a S/W engineer
-The neighbor etc.

My first ever workplace in the USA was very much like the one they show in the film. So I could very well relate to it. And we all including our inquisitive manager watched this film together on a Friday evening :lol:

My favorite scenes:

Trying to avoid the boss on friday evening :lol:
Hypnotism scene :rotfl:
Stapler dude talking about the ratio of people and the cake
"Planning to plan" (As someone who hates this corporate mumbo jumbo, I was laughing hysterically after seeing that).

Everyone who sat/sit in a cubicle can relate to this film :thumbsup:

[P_R]

Proof
Anthony Hopkins and Gwenyth Paltrow
Predictable and slow
Nice watch anyway

[VENKIRAJA]

District B13.
French padam En inga remba pEmasnu pArthEn. Rightu.

[Dinesh84]

District B13.
French padam En inga remba pEmasnu pArthEn. Rightu.

Tamil padam story mathiriyae irukum..

Sister kidnappings.. Brother saving sister...
honest police officer..

[Querida]

The Proposal

Even though I've learned to shift expectations when it comes to rom/coms

the proposal has funny moments but lack of chemistry and convincing moments made it quite unbelievable that sandra and ryan would want to be a pair/end up a pair...plot reminded me of nala damayanthi

to tell the truth I enjoyed hangover much more...sidesplitting even if it was very cringeworthy!

[VENKIRAJA]

District B13.
French padam En inga remba pEmasnu pArthEn. Rightu.

Tamil padam story mathiriyae irukum..

Sister kidnappings.. Brother saving sister...
honest police officer..

raangu... Telungu.. Telungu padam yA!
paya padamellAm Bungee jumping thAn!

[ajithfederer]

Taxi Driver again. Deniro :2thumbsup:

[VENKIRAJA]

2001.
HD.
:|
Fire, Wheel, Weapons, Agriculture, Art.... 2001. :notworthy:

[crajkumar_be]

[tscii:059b9b835a]
2001.
HD.
:|
Fire, Wheel, Weapons, Agriculture, Art.... 2001. :notworthy:

:notworthy:


I don’t like to talk about 2001 too much because it’s essentially a non-verbal experience. It attempts to communicate more to the subconscious and to the feelings than it does to the intellect. I think clearly there’s a problem with people who are not paying attention with their eyes. They’re listening. And they don’t get much from listening to this film. Those who won’t believe their eyes won’t be able to appreciate this film. - Kubrick talking to Jerome Agel, page 277 Stanley Kubrick by Vincent Lobrutto Link (http://www.collativelearning.com/Kubrick%20selected%20notes.html)[/tscii:059b9b835a]

[VENKIRAJA]

[tscii:0c8d55a349]
2001.
HD.
:|
Fire, Wheel, Weapons, Agriculture, Art.... 2001. :notworthy:

:notworthy:

I watched it with my Dad. He is now asking me for similar recommendations. I gave him fountain. HD is awesome.. the DVD rip we actually would have watched didn't do justice to the film. Damn.. it doesn't even look like an 80s movie.. It looks like it was shot in the mid 90s.




I don’t like to talk about 2001 too much because it’s essentially a non-verbal experience. It attempts to communicate more to the subconscious and to the feelings than it does to the intellect. I think clearly there’s a problem with people who are not paying attention with their eyes. They’re listening. And they don’t get much from listening to this film. Those who won’t believe their eyes won’t be able to appreciate this film. - Kubrick talking to Jerome Agel, page 277 Stanley Kubrick by Vincent Lobrutto Link (http://www.collativelearning.com/Kubrick%20selected%20notes.html)[/tscii:0c8d55a349]

Had gone through this page after I found the film totally uninteresting when I first watched it. Immediately watched it again ofcourse with the help of kubrick2001.com. Floored. Quoted lines ;)

[P_R]

Damn.. it doesn't even look like an 80s movie.. It looks like it was shot in the mid 90s.
The film was released in 1968

[VENKIRAJA]

Damn.. it doesn't even look like an 80s movie.. It looks like it was shot in the mid 90s.
The film was released in 1968

adhanAla thAn 'even'-nu oru vArthai add paNNiyirukOmla... innum upscale paNNa print paLapaLakkum pOla theriyuthu..

[P_R]

Though I didn't enjoy the movie much, the year of release is something I found stunning.

[VENKIRAJA]

Though I didn't enjoy the movie much, the year of release is something I found stunning.

Happens.
ACWO?

[P_R]

Haven't seen
Read the book long back. Found it too much after a point and had a hard time finishing it. So no interest to watch the film

[VENKIRAJA]

Haven't seen
Read the book long back. Found it too much after a point and had a hard time finishing it. So no interest to watch the film

But as I can see, you are biased towards funny stuff. Dr.SL, TBL, AH, etc. Aren't you? indha mAdhiri solRadhE thappu... but still...

[P_R]

solradhu yEn thappu ?

Works that are great and yet not meditatively heavy and take themselves lightly have a charm of their own.

Burn After Reading is the most profound film I have seen in the recent times.

It takes a lot to get me to be seriously engrossed in the philosophical quest of a weighty film. Abbas Kiarostami kitte "sari ippo adhukku ennangra ?" appidinnu dhaan kEkka thONudhu.

[Nerd]

ACWO is a much mellowed down version of the novel, I was told (Enakku balakkamilleeng). ChummA dhairiyamaa paarunga :)

[Vivasaayi]

"sari ippo adhukku ennangra ?" appidinnu dhaan kEkka thONudhu.

apdithan thonuchu for "ACWO"

[ajithfederer]

Public Enemies - Good.

Depp is fantastic.

[VENKIRAJA]

solradhu yEn thappu ?

ayyaya... apdi nAn ungaLai pathi kaNikkaRathu thappu-nu solla vandhEn. Weighing someone :?


Abbas Kiarostami kitte "sari ippo adhukku ennangra ?" appidinnu dhaan kEkka thONudhu.
LOL. Kurasawa :roll:

[VENKIRAJA]

"sari ippo adhukku ennangra ?" appidinnu dhaan kEkka thONudhu.

apdithan thonuchu for "ACWO"

'NNA... neenga nAn ACWO climax sonna udanE "apdiyA"-nu sonneenga... :oops:

[Vivasaayi]

Kurasawa :roll:

kurasawa made entertaining movies.

[Vivasaayi]

"sari ippo adhukku ennangra ?" appidinnu dhaan kEkka thONudhu.

apdithan thonuchu for "ACWO"

'NNA... neenga nAn ACWO climax sonna udanE "apdiyA"-nu sonneenga... :oops:

paatha bodhu enna thonuchu nu sonnen... :)

actualla ipdi sollirukanum.."enna sonnanne purila" ..I mean the original context in which it is told.The basic idea behind the scenes.

andha charecters oru levela meeri "Eccentric"a irundhaiga...edho metaphor,simile maadhiri screenla oduchunnu therinjudhu..avlothan...

[Dinesh84]

CJ7 .. thought it would be like Kungfu Hustle or Shaoline Soccer... but it was different from them..

[P_R]

Kurasawa :roll:

Invalid comparison AFAIK Fantastic entertainer.

Till now i've only seen

Throne of Blood
Seven Samurai
and a more sedate Madodoyo

Doesn't take audience' attention for granted,

[VENKIRAJA]

Kurasawa :roll:

kurasawa made entertaining movies.



Kurasawa :roll:

Invalid comparison AFAIK Fantastic entertainer.

Till now i've only seen

Throne of Blood
Seven Samurai
and a more sedate Madodoyo

Doesn't take audience' attention for granted,
:shock:
Seems I'm the only guy who doesn't like Kurasawa. And, I'm totally puzzled for this 'entertaining' thingy.. nichayama I'm missing something. orE kottAvi kottAviyA vandhuchu...

Seen:
Rashomon (Okay)
Seven Samurai :| (Sutham)

[P_R]

Ah ! Rashomon also

Seven Samurai not entertaining-A !!

First shot-E the bandits survey the village and exit the scene. Then what we hitherto thought to be a hedge is actually one of the villagers gets up in the middle of the frame. Whoa ! :lol: :clap:

[Vivasaayi]

Nostalghia - Andrei Tarkovski

Oru vithiyasamana experience.I was ready for anything before watching ...as I read abt tarkovski's style.

The movie revolves around the yearnings of each charecters,reaons faith and madness ... apdiye pOchu

An inexplicable mood is created with gorgeous cinematography and wierd songs...and the story moves on with the dream sequences woven in between the real story.

Each frame that is shot outdoor could be paused and used as a desktop background.Infact in the first shot of the movie,after sometime the frame freezes into a painting.We get to realize that its a painting only after sometime ...the whole shot was like a sequance of paintings.

Incredibly long shots...the shot in climax runs for abt 9 minutes...single shot...

I dint understand what he is trying to tell exactly on the whole..if at all he is telling something...but that wasnt necessary as the movie creates the feel ...

Russia and Italy ... :notworthy:

[P_R]

Network

Pretty good.
Terrific acting by a whole lot of people.
Characterization and concept wore off after a while though.

[ajithfederer]

The Kite runner - Good.

The young boy Hassan was a treat.

[Thalafanz]

Public Enemies - action-thriller :thumbsup:
Johnny Depp as a cool, alert and dangerous thief :clap: :clap: :clap:
Christian Bale as detective did his part quite convincingly... :cool:

[Querida]

My Sister's Keeper

Knew that it would be a tear-jerker...was touching and teary and lump in throat movie...but also had its dilemma that made it different from other movies with the same agonizing theme...kudos moreso to little Abigail than to Cameron...

[groucho070]

Raiders of The Lost Ark.

Still a great ride. They have forgotten to give us adventures like this. As the cliche goes, pure unadulterated entertainment. All the three sequels are not even half as good as this one, and I love all of them (including the cultural-knowledgewise challenged Temple Of Doom).

AF - Super avatar. Entha padambaa athu?

[Thalafanz]

AF - Super avatar. Entha padambaa athu?

I think it's UzhaippALi :)

[Raikkonen]

Sleepaway Camp.. Watched this on a company trip (lonely resort).. :lol: imagine how i spent that night.

Not that good of a movie with some horrible acting, but a great one under horror genre.. just extremely creepy.

But the twist ending completely blew everything out of the water.. sweet jesus, that was innovative, sick, disturbing, shocking and just out of the world.. :bow:

[Thalafanz]

Public Enemies - Good.

Depp is fantastic.

One of the scenes in the theatre is terrific. 8-)
Before the film rolls, there will be an announcement/message saying,"#1 Public Enemies John Dillinger (with photo)... He could be in your rows. Turn right to see who is sitting beside you." Everyone sees on the right. "Now turn left." Everyone sees left.
Depp will try cover his face (then he won't do it), he just sit back relaxed with a little fear in his eyes.
The kind of expression Depp gives really :thumbsup:

[groucho070]

Boiler Room.

Was never aware of this flick. Combination of Wall Street and Glengarry Glenn Rose. Bad acting all around, with Ben Affleck, still in denial as one of the worst actors in the world, doing what Alec Baldwin did in GGR. Somewhere there is a decent storyline about folks who are not decent, but it was lost on me.

[ajithfederer]

That scene was :thumbsup:. Depp just oozes screen presence.


Public Enemies - Good.

Depp is fantastic.

One of the scenes in the theatre is terrific. 8-)
Before the film rolls, there will be an announcement/message saying,"#1 Public Enemies John Dillinger (with photo)... He could be in your rows. Turn right to see who is sitting beside you." Everyone sees on the right. "Now turn left." Everyone sees left.
Depp will try cover his face (then he won't do it), he just sit back relaxed with a little fear in his eyes.
The kind of expression Depp gives really :thumbsup:

[VENKIRAJA]

The Kite runner - Good.

The young boy Hassan was a treat.

:cool2:
Loved the climax. Scenes before the climax was so sloppy. Book nallA irundhuchu-nu rOshan sonnAnga. :roll: First half was Amazing! :D

[crajkumar_be]

I watched it with my Dad. He is now asking me for similar recommendations.
Very funky family! :cool2: :)

[ajithfederer]

Seriously. :).



I watched it with my Dad. He is now asking me for similar recommendations.
Very funky family! :cool2: :)

[groucho070]

Am in masochistic mode. Right after De Niro & Penn fiasco, I rushed headlong into De Niro/Pacino disaster:

Righteous Kill

Bad, bad movie, with B-Grade material starring A-list stars. The actors, including 70 year old Brian Dennehy are too old for those roles. But I liked it for these reasons:

1. Finally, De Niro and Pacino together almost from beginning to end. Great camraderie. Really, they should have worked together long time ago in a better film with better director.
2. A delight that you can solve an inferior murder thriller ahead of the climax.
3. De Niro quoting Dirty Harry!
3. Watching De Niro kick the sh!t out of Curtis Jackson, yes, 50 Cent himself, if not for the music, but probably for the bad acting.

[ajithfederer]

Die hard 4 aka live free or die hard - A relishing re watch whenever seen on tV.

[Vivasaayi]

Watched space odyssey fully.

The film got interesting when we are told abt something substancial was revealed from moon and it is kept as secret.And abruptly the story ends and travels to mars.

It gets even more interesting when the Computer tries to take control and the astronauts are wary about that.It fooing them and getting disconnected and the secret is revealed to th astronaut...keeps us looking for some strange information.

It cuts there and marches to a travel which mesmerised me even while watching in a computer(original DVD print - not downloaded).How people would have felt while watching that in the big screen.

And the climax...as there are many fans of 2001 here...I would like know how they interpreted.

Was the slab a sign of transformation of mankind from one level to another?

Like the apes are transformed after watching the slab and then does the climax suggests that when the science gets very older,he will be revealed of another secret to transorm to another level(a new child is born)?

But then I couldnt connect it with the slab being found in the moon.

Why did HAL lie?...does it really lie?

[VENKIRAJA]

Watched space odyssey fully.

The film got interesting when we are told abt something substancial was revealed from moon and it is kept as secret.And abruptly the story ends and travels to mars.

It gets even more interesting when the Computer tries to take control and the astronauts are wary about that.It fooing them and getting disconnected and the secret is revealed to th astronaut...keeps us looking for some strange information.

It cuts there and marches to a travel which mesmerised me even while watching in a computer(original DVD print - not downloaded).How people would have felt while watching that in the big screen.

And the climax...as there are many fans of 2001 here...I would like know how they interpreted.

Was the slab a sign of transformation of mankind from one level to another?

Like the apes are transformed after watching the slab and then does the climax suggests that when the science gets very older,he will be revealed of another secret to transorm to another level(a new child is born)?

But then I couldnt connect it with the slab being found in the moon.

Why did HAL lie?...does it really lie?

Thread ArambikkuRathu nalladhu.

The monolith (Slab) is connected to the extra-terrestrial activity. Re-watch the portion where HAL's Logic/Memory unit is dismantled.

HAL lying, is a consequence of this video clip. I guess most of your doubts would be solved. nAnum athai miss paNNinEn, when I watched it for the first time. Same blood. ;)

[Thalafanz]

Obsessed :tongueout:
Trailer attracted me to watch it. But, perusA sollurathukku onnum illa. :)

[bingleguy]

Curious case of Benjamin Button ...

Hmn .... nalla padam ... romba porumai vendirukku ... still i ve not seen it completely

[groucho070]

Viv, 2001 is a highly interpretable movie. In a way, it sort of subscribes to Erich Von Daniken's Chariots of God theory, that Alien was here before, etc. The Monolith was placed there by these higher intelligence, blah, blah, blah. But like great art pieces, it is left to us to interpret and feel it the way we feel. Back in time, folks had psychedelic experience watching it, especially the last scene. Intha padam, definite-ah, light ellam off panni theatrela paarkira mathiri paarkanum.

[ajithfederer]

Starsky & Hutch :rotfl:

[Vivasaayi]

Viv, 2001 is a highly interpretable movie. In a way, it sort of subscribes to Erich Von Daniken's Chariots of God theory, that Alien was here before, etc. The Monolith was placed there by these higher intelligence, blah, blah, blah. But like great art pieces, it is left to us to interpret and feel it the way we feel. Back in time, folks had psychedelic experience watching it, especially the last scene. Intha padam, definite-ah, light ellam off panni theatrela paarkira mathiri paarkanum.

its possible even without the influence of external factors if watched in big screen...semmaya irundhuchu even in a computer screen

[Vivasaayi]

venki,

which video clip?

[groucho070]

Obsessed :tongueout:
Trailer attracted me to watch it. But, perusA sollurathukku onnum illa. :)Is it a remake of some sort of Fatal Attraction? Which in itself was a copy of Talaivar's Play Misty For Me. :evil:

[littlemaster1982]

The Bank Job - quite good.

[VENKIRAJA]

venki,

which video clip?

Watch a scene which closely follows HAL's disconnection from the operation, just before the stargate part comes. ;)

[Thalafanz]

Ice Age 3 - that too in 3D print... What more I can ask, superb :cool:

[groucho070]

Michael Clayton

Always enjoyed legal thrillers that does not involve John Grisham. Similar to A Civil Action (that people forgot, no thanks to Julia Roberts and her cleavage in Erin somebloodywhitch) but more dramatic. Strong script, too strong that this is the second time I am watching it and only getting somethings clear. Great performances all around. Clooney, Swinton, Wilkinson all nominated for Oscar, with Swinton winning for best supporting. Worth mentioning is Sydney Pollack, who also produced it.

[kannannn]

Didn't know where else to post this:
Tim Lott of the Guardian comes up with a list of the 'wost best movies ever made'. It is not the list itself that is interesting, but the way he manages to diss off most readers as the 'comments' section shows. And the similes used by the readers to write off movies are pretty hilarious, as this one:
'Watching 2001.. was like watching paint dry'

Good reading:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/jul/24/worst-best-films-ever-made

[Vivasaayi]

'Watching 2001.. was like watching paint dry'



:lol:

[ajithfederer]

:rotfl:.



'Watching 2001.. was like watching paint dry'



:lol:

[Nerd]

George Carlin: Watching golf is like watching flies f*** :rotfl:

[Vivasaayi]

[tscii:b9e6a35481]"Please feel free to write in and tear any of these films to shreds. They might even deserve it. And let me tell you – it will make you feel a whole lot better. God knows, writing it down did wonders for me."

:lol:

Citizen kane,ACWO,Shining
[/tscii:b9e6a35481]

[crajkumar_be]

George Carlin: Watching golf is like watching flies f*** :rotfl:
:lol: My favorite

[crajkumar_be]

[tscii:f1bc2a3ccf]
High concept? It's a nouvelle vague buddy movie, set in France before the first world war. A pair of dreary, self-obsessed young men, one Austrian (Jules) and one French (Jim), meet Catherine (Jeanne Moreau), a "free spirit". They spend the film competing for her affection. They have philosophical discussions about art and literature. Then, to pep up the storyline a bit, war breaks out and J&J are called up. Afterwards, they move to Austria and have some more philosophical discussions about love and poetry. They swap partners, and, despite the agony involved, show no emotion at any time – they are too cool for that sort of thing. Then Catherine dies in a car crash with Jules, or possibly Jim. Who cares? Fin.
Exactly my first reactions. It was better when i revisited it but i find this is a feature of French nouvelle vague in general


None of these "masterpieces" deserves a place in history more than large numbers of other films that are either forgotten, not noticed in the first place, or languish on the outer periphery of the canon. The Blair Witch Project and The Innocents, for example, are much scarier and more innovative than the highly lauded Psycho
I've never understood the fuss about Psycho. Maybe i have to give myself another chance but MPD/SPD is such a turn off![/tscii:f1bc2a3ccf]

[crajkumar_be]

My list:

The Dark Knight
Kill Bill 1 and 2, Psycho (2nd chance material)
Once Upon A Time In America
French New Wave in general
Ingmar Bergman (2nd chance material)
8 1/2
Last Tango In Paris
Duck Soup
.......

[kannannn]

Citizen kane,ACWO,Shining

I've never understood the fuss about Psycho.
For me it would be 'Schindler's List' from the article. As someone wrote:

"I always thought they could have done a sequel to Schlinder's list., Schindler's Pissed - This Time it's War, which would feature him tracking down and capturing nazi war criminals in a series of kung-fu fights and high speed car chases. It would have captured the slick production tones of the original, filmed in black and white of course"
Coming to think of it, it is not beyond Spielberg to make one.

Others not so much. I think it is very important to approach the movies in his list in the right mood. I can't, even if someone put a gun to my head, appreciate a movie like Solaris on a Friday night. To add more - Goodfellas, American History X, Forrest Gump, The Pianist..

[Nerd]

My list:

The Dark Knight
Kill Bill 1 and 2, Psycho (2nd chance material)
Once Upon A Time In America
French New Wave in general
Ingmar Bergman (2nd chance material)
8 1/2
Last Tango In Paris
Duck Soup
.......
:twisted: :evil: If not for anything else, those films are very very entertaining unlike the others in the list. Where is Prabhu Ram?

[littlemaster1982]

Kill Bill 1 and 2,

:yes: Innum sila padam irukku. Sattunu gnabagam varamattengudhu.

[ajithfederer]

TDK and KB 1and 2 eh??

Bala Ungalukku vayasagittae pogudhu :P.

AFAI concerned, TDK and KB 1and2 are among the top ranks of film entertainment. :notworthy:.

[littlemaster1982]

KB-la entertainment OK. But what's there in the film to be praised sky high :confused2:

[crajkumar_be]

TDK and KB 1and 2 eh??

Bala Ungalukku vayasagittae pogudhu :P.

AFAI concerned, TDK and KB 1and2 are among the top ranks of film entertainment. :notworthy:.
aaauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu :oops: (indha expression romba dangerous-nga.. oru kaalathula conference, meeting, restaurant, road la ellam panna arambichutten.. yaravadhu paatha enna aagaradhu? :huh: )

Dark Knight pahti yerkanave alasittom...

Kill Bill: Adhavadhu, its supposed to a nod, homage, revisionist take etc.. i'm just not able to get it. Entertainment-wise also...

[Nerd]

LM (and others),
romba naaLaa kEtkanum-nu ninaichEn. "Oru Film-la enna ethirpaarkkureenga?" :huh:

I don't have a definite answer to that question-nradhu vERa vishayam.

[littlemaster1982]

LM (and others),
romba naaLaa kEtkanum-nu ninaichEn. "Oru Film-la enna ethirpaarkkureenga?" :huh:

I don't have a definite answer to that question-nradhu vERa vishayam.

Same here :oops: Let me try. Entertainment aside, I want the film to amaze me in some way. Ex: 12 Angry Men. It is not easy to hold the attention of the viewers with just 12 characters sitting inside a room.

Can't think of any other examples or a better answer.

[crajkumar_be]

Indha madhiri discussions la Thilagar irundha nalla irukkum :)

[Nerd]

LM,
12AM is an amazing film, true. I found Kill Bill amazing too though it was radically different from 12AM. I don't know how else to put this.

Thilag-a ban pannittAngalaamE.. :twisted:

[littlemaster1982]

LM,
12AM is an amazing film, true. I found Kill Bill amazing too though it was radically different from 12AM. I don't know how else to put this.

12 Angry Men oru example-kku sonnen :) I wouldn't think twice before recommending a film like 12AM or The Prestige to someone. I can't say the same about Kill Bill.

My critieria may be simplistic, but that's how I like to see a film.

[Nerd]

LM,
maththa padamellaam OK, but kill bill - I can't digest. Epdiyaavadhu try panni paarunga :lol:

Andha soundtrack-kkE oru dhadavai paarkkalaam. Sari iththOda niRuthikkiREn. :)

[littlemaster1982]

Nerd,

I liked Kill Bill and the sound track is one of my favorite. I just don't get the monumental praise for the film.

I have both the parts. Will watch them again :)