Which non-indian film u saw recently has made u post here???

[jinju]

Sherlock Holmes, finally! The Ritchie wit, Rob Downey Jr-Jude Law combo, n my fav baritone in hollywood for sometime (mark strong) made this a repeat watch candidate for me! not surprised that the film didn't work for many tho.

hope DDL signs up for part 2.

[Bala (Karthik)]

Lock, Stock and two smoking barrels

Not as good as 'Snatch'. But still watchable..

You are the first person to say this in hub... :)

For me LSTSB was way better than snatch
Rendume onnu dhaane :razz:

[jinju]

oh, it's about ritchie eh..coincidence! my favs in the order: Lock Stock way above the rest, RnR the next (yeah, dat baritone of mark strong again, n dat man tom wilkinson!), Snatch etc etc...

[jinju]

But knowing Pitt's search for the Oscar (Assassination of Jesse James :yawn:, CC of BB), he might choose to skip this one.

:evil: mr. puliyan biriyani this three much, ungala kaiyila kedachaa kaimaa panniduven :D ! it's one of my favorite films ya, it deserves indulgence, not yawn i say! and mr. pitt, for once displayed amazing restraint, got the character graph (the changing circumstances around jesse james through the film) perfectly right! yes, casey affleck was the standout perfo, but to me, this is one of brad pitt's best, if not the best yet! don't know whether it got a nomination or not, but definitely deserved a nomination! give it a second watch! i know it moves at its own pace (and hence ur 'yawn' maybe!) but i caught it on hbo on a lazy saturday night 11:15 pm show and to my own surprise was engaged and watched it fully, and made me own a dvd of the film! cinematography is the other major highlight of the film...

think k_g has written some about this film in the previous edition of the thread...as usual, some great points there!

[Querida]

The Assassination of Jesse James is a very well made film IMO, it is slow I agree but it's like "Zodiac" of "Public Enemies" you know what the end is, but nonetheless it's captivating to see such heralded figures as just humans. it's worth a watch. Casey is amazing but Brad Pitt is just as good.

CC of BB I also enjoyed...it's pace was slow too and plot far fetched but that Brad got easier on the eyes as the movie went along certainly helped! :lol: :P

What's wrong with gunning for an Oscar? As long as it results in a remarkable movie then I don't mind...but then again "Jerry Maquire" got an oscar too... :roll: :roll:

[Vivasaayi]

Lock, Stock and two smoking barrels

Not as good as 'Snatch'. But still watchable..

You are the first person to say this in hub... :)

For me LSTSB was way better than snatch
Rendume onnu dhaane :razz:

the major difference could be brad pitt pesunadhu onnume purila ..
:ashamed:

[Querida]

Lock, Stock and two smoking barrels

Not as good as 'Snatch'. But still watchable..

You are the first person to say this in hub... :)

For me LSTSB was way better than snatch
Rendume onnu dhaane :razz:

the major difference could be brad pitt pesunadhu onnume purila ..
:ashamed:

:D that's why I watched with subtitles...:wink:
For Clint and Tommy Lee Jones movies too... :P

[Dinesh84]

[tscii:a2e7c5df76]Bounty Hunter watchable..
a clichéd Hollywood drama![/tscii:a2e7c5df76]

[jinju]

Ghost Writer - Roman Polaski at work! :notworthy: Great material from the ever-dependable Robert Harris..deserves a second viewing!

The Expendables - very much a late 80s b-grade action flick(and that means gud news for someone like me who hates todays' rope trick dominated fights, this is pure bang bang!). Jason Statham is cool as usual. The saddest n intolerable(s) part of the movie was watching Mickey Rourke being reduced to what he was, sitting there all the time and made to utter some of the poorly written dialogues ever that made no sense in the film!

[Dinesh84]

Alice in wonderland (2010) :clap: nice movie.. sinna pillaila padichathu.. :P

[kid-glove]

Ghost Writer - Roman Polaski at work! :notworthy: Great material from the ever-dependable Robert Harris..deserves a second viewing!

The Expendables - very much a late 80s b-grade action flick(and that means gud news for someone like me who hates todays' rope trick dominated fights, this is pure bang bang!). Jason Statham is cool as usual. The saddest n intolerable(s) part of the movie was watching Mickey Rourke being reduced to what he was, sitting there all the time and made to utter some of the poorly written dialogues ever that made no sense in the film!

I loved TGW. Polanski :notworthy: In deed!

I still haven't watched The Expendables. :(

[Nerd]

Feddy,

Have you seen the social network? I might go tonight.

[ajithfederer]

Illinga, paakalai. Ninga poitu vandhu sollunga. Initial Reviews ellam nalla than irukku.

Feddy,

Have you seen the social network? I might go tonight.

Yahoo movies main page shows A for critics and A- for users.

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810128131/info;_ylc=X1MDNzgyMDYzOQRfcgMyBGxkA2JsZARtcANsBHBv cwMzMQRwb3NpdGlvbgMzMQRzZWMDdGJvBHNsawNvcGVuaW5nUH JlbWllcmVQaG90b3MzMQ--

[Kambar_Kannagi]

I still haven't watched The Expendables. :(
Make sure to have a good sound system for this.
Basically story is quite thin but something in it made me like it. I remember even Groucho brother liked it.

[kid-glove]

I still haven't watched The Expendables. :(
Make sure to have a good sound system for this.
Basically story is quite thin but something in it made me like it. I remember even Groucho brother liked it.
2.1 with central woofer podhumA?
Yeah, I don't expect a "story" or even a "plot". Action set-pieces one after other by the action heroes. :D

[Kambar_Kannagi]

K_G, there is a church scene where Arnold will join Stallone and Bruce, just like one min.
After exchanging a few dialogues, Arnold walks away and Bruce say an one-liner about him to Stallone... Cracked me up (and all those in the cinema hall).
Paarthu sollungga. :)

Btw, the sound system is for experiencing the explosions and gun shots. Re-recording at it's best. :)

[Querida]

Ghost Writer - Roman Polaski at work! :notworthy: Great material from the ever-dependable Robert Harris..deserves a second viewing!



Missed the chance to watch this movie... :(
i should know by now we all fall asleep by the 2nd movie during movie marathons anyways...

Enjoyed "The Pianist"...watched "Macbeth" in school...don't ask :roll:

and have read so many in depth synopsis/analyses of "Rosemary's Baby" that I feel like I've practically watched it....any other good ones?

[jinju]

Ghost Writer - Roman Polaski at work! :notworthy: Great material from the ever-dependable Robert Harris..deserves a second viewing!



Missed the chance to watch this movie... :(
i should know by now we all fall asleep by the 2nd movie during movie marathons anyways...

Enjoyed "The Pianist"...watched "Macbeth" in school...don't ask :roll:

and have read so many in depth synopsis/analyses of "Rosemary's Baby" that I feel like I've practically watched it....any other good ones?

oh yes, these r among his best. of course, i think u wud've watched the obvious number one of polanski: Chinatown :)

[jinju]

Ghost Writer - Roman Polaski at work! :notworthy: Great material from the ever-dependable Robert Harris..deserves a second viewing!

The Expendables - very much a late 80s b-grade action flick(and that means gud news for someone like me who hates todays' rope trick dominated fights, this is pure bang bang!). Jason Statham is cool as usual. The saddest n intolerable(s) part of the movie was watching Mickey Rourke being reduced to what he was, sitting there all the time and made to utter some of the poorly written dialogues ever that made no sense in the film!

I loved TGW. Polanski :notworthy: In deed!

I still haven't watched The Expendables. :(


just scanned back the pages to read ur write-up on TGW. actually i agree a bit with P_R too regarding that conversation over dinner part...found it kind of hurried thru. nevertheless, one of his best!

ahem, Expendables is a throwback to gud ol' action films...heard that there's a second part in the offing. hope sly fits in steven seagal, chuck norris, van damme this time. even jackie chan in a setpiece action scene with jet li! and yes, bruce willis shud get a proper role..that scene which kambar mentioned is one of the best moments for a fan...and sly's last line in that scene is hilarious.

[Puliyan_Biryani]

But knowing Pitt's search for the Oscar (Assassination of Jesse James :yawn:, CC of BB), he might choose to skip this one.

:evil: mr. puliyan biriyani this three much, ungala kaiyila kedachaa kaimaa panniduven :D !
:oops: ivlo tungsten aavuraaru. periya kovakkaararaa iruppaaru polaye. unga padathula varra "Poetry don't work on whores" quote-a inge apply panni ennai mannichu vitturukkalaam :ashamed: :lol: .

ungalai maadhiri theevira rasigargalukkaaga, 4 hours Director's cut onnu release panna poraangalaam. paaaaaathu enjoy pannunga.

It has been a while since I saw this movie, but I remember the cinematography, locations and music were excellent. I sure do like to watch a lingering drama, but the pace (not length) of the movie is the major turn off for me. Sometimes I felt my mind was also wandering
like Jesse James' (especially in the scene where Jesse is riding towards a solitary house).

Spoilers: The part where Jesse commits suicide (figuratively by removing his guns) doesn't sit well with me. I understand that he was consummed by guilt, but he also had a wife and children. Wouldn't the love for life override the guilt and make him go ahead with his planned murders?

All said, I would definitely give it a rewatch. If I end up liking it, I would have no qualms in accepting that it is a good movie :D.

[Puliyan_Biryani]

What's wrong with gunning for an Oscar? As long as it results in a remarkable movie then I don't mind...but then again "Jerry Maquire" got an oscar too... :roll: :roll:
Mam waitees waitees. Myself, Feddy and kid were dicussing about who will play the Professor Moriarty role of Sherlock Holmes. Since Pitt is gunning for the Oscar, he might not do an action film like Holmes. That is all I said and I have no issues with Oscar quests :oops:.

BTB, the role of Professor Moriarty has gone to Jared Harris (son of Richard Harris). Brad Pitt-kum bebbe, DDL-kum bebbe :lol2:

[Querida]

oh yes, these r among his best. of course, i think u wud've watched the obvious number one of polanski: Chinatown :)

On my ever-growing movie list, I assure you. :D

[groucho070]

BTB, the role of Professor Moriarty has gone to Jared Harris (son of Richard Harris). Brad Pitt-kum bebbe, DDL-kum bebbe :lol2:Nesamalumaa? :(

Aanalum parava illa, look-u irukku:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/images/bank/programmes_tv/drama/shadow_in_the_north/300jared_harris.jpg

[Puliyan_Biryani]

BTB, the role of Professor Moriarty has gone to Jared Harris (son of Richard Harris). Brad Pitt-kum bebbe, DDL-kum bebbe :lol2:Nesamalumaa? :(

Aanalum parava illa, look-u irukku:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/images/bank/programmes_tv/drama/shadow_in_the_north/300jared_harris.jpg
Another reason might be that he is a Brit. But he does look the part though.

More News on SH2:
Stepher Fry is cast as Mycroft Holmes - Sherlock's more intelligent but lazy(ier) elder brother.
Noomi Rapace (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) will play the female lead.

[groucho070]

That looks okay. Always felt the older, Mycroft looked like Brando in Apocalypse Now.

[ajithfederer]

[tscii:c33cf0bcd8]Spoilers: below


By Jim Castagnera
Special to The History Place
1/2/07

In a perver1se way, Robert DeNiro's The Good Shepherd is as much about family and tribe as it is about the birth pangs of the Central Intelligence Agency. Edward Wilson (Matt Damon) is the son of a Navy admiral who killed himself because in some ambiguous way he had betrayed God, country and family. The stoic "incurably romantic" Wilson's life is in many ways a penance for the sins of the father. Later, Wilson's own son (Eddie Redmayne) follows his father's footsteps into the CIA with tragic consequences. His shortcomings and his father's promise to protect him create the dramatic dilemma at the film's core. Wilson's solution to the dilemma is reminiscent of Michael Corleone's ruthlessness in The Godfather.

The film's seemingly flawless evocation of the 1950s is equally evocative of The Godfather. Those of us old enough to remember the Fifties cannot avoid a sense of déjà vu. Both films get things just right--down to the wallpaper and the curtains. No surprise then, that The Good Shepherd's executive producers include Francis Ford Coppola, who directed the Godfather saga.

The Good Shepherd opens with the Bay of Pigs debacle. Damon's character is depicted as having a key role in the abortive 1961 invasion of Cuba. He quickly concludes that a leak near the top tipped Castro to the precise landing site. A counter intelligence specialist by long experience and personal preference, he heads down an investigative trail that inevitably leads to his own front door.

As Damon/Wilson's inquiry marches down its narrow, convoluted path, the film itself takes a quick turn, back to 1939, when Wilson was recruited first to Yale's top-secret Skull and Bones fraternity and from there into the new, nameless agency that would be World War II's OSS. DeNiro himself appears as General Bill Sullivan, aka Wild Bill Donovan. Sullivan's recruiting of Wilson takes just a five-minute conversation. The call from Sullivan to go to covert war subsequently comes as a set of orders delivered by a green lieutenant in the middle of Wilson's wedding reception. His already pregnant wife (Angelina Jolie) doesn't see him again for half a dozen years.

Those six years of counterintelligence work in England and post-war Berlin test Wilson's idealism, as he is forced to dispose of a disloyal lover and an unreliable mentor. Back home at last in 1947, he is once more recruited by good old General Sullivan, who is being whittled away by diabetes. "It's undignified to die from the feet up," he confides with a rueful chuckle to Wilson, who unhesitatingly signs on for the CIA.

Wilson's son, Edward Jr., who meets his daddy for the first time in '47, grows up in a living hell of fear, infidelity and secrecy. What does this atmosphere of official secrecy and marital deceit inspire him to do? Why, to become a spy just like the old man, of course. And like his father, he too is an incurable romantic whose professionalism and patriotism--same as dear old dad's--are compromised by the love of a woman.

Three hours of interwoven flashbacks and flash-forwards are more than enough to present the panoply of CIA sins. We witness the interrogation of a suspected double-agent, complete with LSD. We see grainy black-and-white footage of what LeCarre's George Smiley books call "a honey trap," a sordid blend of sex and stolen secrets in a shabby hotel room where a peephole camera records the lot. We are treated to the assassination of an old but now-unreliable colleague along the Thames embankment; the last we see of the poor devil is his cane bobbing in the river. And we observe the overthrow of the equally unreliable president of a Banana Republic.

The film's pace is slow. Damon's portrayal of the central (no pun intended) character is meticulous and masterful. The star-studded supporting cast is darned near letter perfect. Movie-goers who consider Casino Royale the epitome of the espionage genre won't sit through The Good Shepherd. But history buffs who like books such as Norman Mailer's Harlot's Ghost, another evocation of the birth of CIA, will adore this epic saga.

Near the end, Edward (never "Ed" in a million years) Wilson moves into his counterintelligence wing of the brand-new Langley headquarters. The agency's new director recalls for Wilson his recent Congressional testimony.
"A Senator asked me, 'Why is it always CIA, never 'the CIA'? I asked him, you never put 'the' in front of 'God,' either, do you?"

CIA is not equivalent to God for Edwards, however. His philosophy comes through in a brief conversation with a Mafia don (Joe Pesci) he recruits by promising him protection from deportation.

"We Italians have family. The Jews have tradition. What do you people have?"
Replies Edwards without hesitation, "We have the United States of America. The rest of you are just visiting."

In the end, this verity determines his course of conduct, as he moves to save family and honor with a single, ruthless act.

http://www.historyplace.com/specials/reviews/good-shepherd.htm




The Good Shepherd is a great story on the early orgins of CIA from WW2 to the brink of Cold war. Many will have issues with Damon's acting and I myself am not convinced yet. But the take home is De Niro's Direction. I mean very few would venture into such grey areas and I am glad that he did this. The spy war between Damon and Ulysses is great with The russian agent outsmarting Damon most of the times. John Turturro was excellent. The film is a semi-fictional biography and you need to have a lot of patience to watch the film. Me being a history/drama buff I have watched what few could have done, watching the film multiple times :lol:.

Spoilers:
P.S: A stunner shot in the film was that the pregnant girl friend of Damon's son being thrown off from a plane. I just DID NOT expect that. Spoiler ends.[/tscii:c33cf0bcd8]

[ajithfederer]

Two of my friends watched the film this week and they said they liked it.

Feddy,

Have you seen the social network? I might go tonight.

[Dinesh84]

Have any one watched 88 Minutes :roll:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411061/

[Puliyan_Biryani]

Have any one watched 88 Minutes :roll:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411061/
Download panni vachurukkeengala :lol2:

I felt it was a very average movie. The twists were too contrived. Pacino-kaaga oru thadavai paakkalaam(siramappattu). If you are not a Pacino fan, then you can avoid it IMO.

[ajaybaskar]

My Sassy Girl

Thanx to LM for giving me this mindblowing movie. Lots of tamil movies, released post 2001, have taken references from this movie. Truely awesome! Well supported by the cast and outstanding music. That piano theme still lingers..

[AravindMano]

Dogtooth. Strange film. Odd, Provocative, Absurdist, Hilarious, Shocking & all in equal measures. Worth a watch. Not for family audience & chicked-hearted.

Cannes winners can always be trusted, I think. Except if it is Kiarostami :P

[Dinesh84]

MacGruber... :sigh2:

[ajaybaskar]

The Chaser

Another terrific movie given by LM. Thank u, dear!!! :-)

The hero of the movie is a pimp. Cant even imagine if any hero in India would accept such a role.

[groucho070]

Have any one watched 88 Minutes :roll:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411061/
Download panni vachurukkeengala :lol2:

I felt it was a very average movie. The twists were too contrived. Pacino-kaaga oru thadavai paakkalaam(siramappattu). If you are not a Pacino fan, then you can avoid it IMO.Pavam Pacino. Intha vayasula kannarpinnaarnu Oda vachutaar director-u. If this is not bad enough, he got both De Niro and Pacino together for another mediocre stuff.

[Nerd]

After a couple of disappointing ventures Fincher is back to form and how. A thoroughly engrossing film. The social network is excellent :clap: :thumbsup:

[Dinesh84]

'Pi'

quite a complex film for me.. :sigh2:

[ajithfederer]

[tscii:8d535ef632]http://www.facebook.com/VinDiesel?v=photos#!/album.php?aid=101581&id=89562268312

Ran into Vin-Diesel's page in fb. He has an amazing 16 million + fans in his page. But whats more amazing was the pictures he has taken and his sharing of details about those pictures. I was very impressed by some of his photos and his writing in particular. Sharing it here.



http://www.facebook.com/VinDiesel?v=photos#!/photo.php?fbid=204026108312&set=a.101465923312.101581.89562268312&pid=3749128&id=89562268312

Recently heard from my good friend Tom Hanks. He is working to solve the union issues our industry is currently faced with… We will support him.

It reminded me of one of the most encouraging moments in my career.

We had just shot Caparzo’s death scene… when I got back to my trailer, there was handwritten note, left by Tom…

“Great scene today. How did you do it? Your eyes actually changed color while you were dying… Your biggest fan, Tom”

P.s. One artist encouraging another… that’s beautiful.[/tscii:8d535ef632]

[Puliyan_Biryani]

'Pi'

quite a complex film for me.. :sigh2:
I liked this movie. Despite some logic loop holes it is quite engaging in parts. Especially the sequence where the telephone keeps ringing and ringing was so creepy and annoying that I turned the volume down (it is a compliment actually). Spoilers: How did they shoot that head-drilling scene? That too despite being made with a very low budget.

A similar movie is Primer. It deals with Time Travel. Quite a complex film for me :sigh2: :D

[kid-glove]

After a couple of disappointing ventures Fincher is back to form and how. A thoroughly engrossing film. The social network is excellent :clap: :thumbsup:

:?:

Zodiac, his masterpiece.

Yes, CCOBB is mokkai.

[Nerd]

Zodiac, his masterpiece.

Yes, CCOBB is mokkai.
Did not like Zodiac. Was blade to me :oops:

Fight Club > Se7en = TSN > Game > Panic Room > Zodiac > CCOBB

[kid-glove]

Zodiac, his masterpiece.

Yes, CCOBB is mokkai.
Did not like Zodiac. Was blade to me :oops:

Fight Club > Se7en = TSN > Game > Panic Room > Zodiac > CCOBB

ithu abaandam

To me,

Zodiac > Se7en > Fight Club > Game > Alien^3 > Panic Room > CCOBB (marana blade!)

[Nerd]

:D OK, may be I shoud revisit Zodiac. When I watched it in big screen sErkkai sariyillai and thought the subject was very dry. Have read your posts on the film in the hub and some other blogs which have generated interest..

[ajaybaskar]

Zodiac was a bit of dragging when compared to Seven or Fight Club IMO. I would anyday pick Seven of the three.

[kid-glove]

I'm in gushing praise without having to articulate the why(s). Have to write in detail. But for now I'll say it'd be a grand understatement and oversimplification to treat Zodiac as a "serial killer" flick. Se7en too for that matter,but it's self-consciously gimmicky in its narrative, and stylization (much unlike Zodiac, the MTV-style edits like cross-cutting, inter-cuts, dissolves, etc slowly finds its way out of Fincher's system with every passing year) as a genre film (that its merits are undervalued)..

[P_R]

Fight Club > Se7en = TSN > Game > Panic Room > Zodiac > CCOBB

Fight Club >> Se7en > The Game >>> CCOBB > Panic Room > Zodiac

[P_R]

I'll say it'd be a grand understatement and oversimplification to treat Zodiac as a "serial killer" flick. Se7en too for that matter,
Yeah, I agree.

Most of Fight Club's attraction (and where I learnt the name Fincher) owes to its powerful material. After that I searched and saw Se7en and remember being quite disappointed. It took another viewing for me to like it for what it is.

[P_R]

"There is nothing spontaneous, nothing natural, about human desires. Our desires are artificial. We have to be taught to desire." - Zizek


in what context does he say that?


He says this somewhere in the beginning of The Pervert's Guide to Cinema. He says Cinema is the ultimate pervert art in that it doesn't tell you what to dream, it tells you how to dream. He says this in that context.


hmm..more conpees a) why does he say that's what cinema does b)even if so, why's that perversion

[ajaybaskar]

IRON MAN

Good.. Much better than the Supermans and the Hulks..

[VENKIRAJA]

Exactly PR's views.

Fight Club is vAippillAmai. Elite.
TCCOBB was marana mokkai. Skipped parts and watched it only in three installments.
Zodiac, never aroused me. Assignment ezhudhikitte pArthu mudikkanumEnnu mudichadhu.
Se7en. Never got whats so good that even LM exclaims about! Yea, its good. But not that good!
Game is close to heart. guruppOda enjoy panni pArthadhu! :D
Panic Room, Social Network pArkala.

[sathya_1979]

Zodiac, never aroused me :shock: :lol:

[Ramakrishna]

Requiem for a dream - 2nd time

Ennaa padam.

[Querida]

Requiem for a dream - 2nd time

Ennaa padam.
:exactly: Amazing really...Besides the obvious issues with showing this in a high school as a part of an anti-drug campaign why not this?...After all there is no dearth of junk they watch in high school anyways... :roll:


"Social Network" I think this movie only could have made this interesting because of Fincher...only he could portray that slightly sinister patho-apatheticism to Zuckerberg's character...yet for this more reality-anchored movie we did not get to see the more fantastical results...it's the numbers that I can't get over...millions to billions... for a site he hardly had to make the effort to make. The scriptwriter should also deserve kudos for his efforts...many enjoyable snarky quips to be quoted...

I couldn't help but feel sorry for Severin's character...but that's nothing new for me.

[Dinesh84]

Piranah (2010) mokka padam :banghead: download pannitomaenu paarthu tholachaen.. :x

[ajaybaskar]

Download pannadhukkappuram engala ketturukkalaame, sir? :lol2:

[m_karthik]

Dead Man Walking - 1995 - Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn..

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

[Querida]

Dead Man Walking - 1995 - Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn..

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

Great movie :thumbsup:

[Prabo]

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo :thumbsup:

Its too long for a thriller, but kept me engaged throughout :clap: . Looks like this is going to be Fincher's next movie.

[raghavendran]

wrong turn-2
one of the worst hollywood films i have ever seen...also the most goriest film...shabba..very irritating..except for the first scene :wink:

[Dinesh84]

Youth in Revolt :thumbsup: i liked it :D

[kid-glove]

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo :thumbsup:

Its too long for a thriller, but kept me engaged throughout :clap: . Looks like this is going to be Fincher's next movie.

Oh great! I have "The Social Network" DVDSCR in hard disk. Pakkanum.

Btw, Super DP!

[kid-glove]

"The Social Network" - Not quite a masterpiece like Zodiac, but a worthy collaboration with Aaron Sorkin for Fincher. I'd rate this below Se7en/Fight Club as well.

[ajaybaskar]

THE OTHER GUYS

2 hrs of laugh riot. Highly recommended.

[groucho070]

Sinbad and The Eye of the Tiger (1977)

Saw this when I was a kid, very young, on TV.

Stop-motion animation was the cutting edge techology at that time, and I heard they took 1 1/2 years just to do the animation part.

All in all, pretty entertaining. Actually Sinbad didn't do much here, just hanging around, running, etc. Jane Seymour and her low cut costume got my attention, so watching the film was a breeze :P

[Dinesh84]

The Hurt Locker,

a nice documentary! :roll:

[littlemaster1982]

Documentary-a :|

[Dinesh84]

Documentary-a :| appadi thaan irunthichi.. but gud! :?

[littlemaster1982]

Yeah, the film had a documentary feel, but quite engaging :)

[Dinesh84]

yes, i liked many scenes.. especially the scene where Will gets p@#$d off seeing a body of a boy and thinking it to be Beckham! and the scene where he once again sees Beckham selling DVDs.. and the Desert encounter scene..

[kid-glove]

New york, I love you - #NowPlaying on Sony Pix. Caught snippets here and there.

They interleave the shorts together. In the process, they seem disjointed and lacks punch. But it's not just the arrangement, the shorts themselves seem a pale imitation of "Paris, je t'aime" (Which admittedly has its share of stinkers). In the sense, they want to pay tribute to the city while also trying to establish characters/story. But failed on both counts.

Even the actors couldn't save it. Irrfan, for instance, is the lone saving grace of the short with Portman. But (like most class relations & race interactions) it felt extremely superficial to me. It's unsurprisingly directed by Mira Nair (from the style of filmming and also the performances) but the content is more of Gurinder Chadha territory (watch her short in Paris, je t'aime.)

Had a quirky attraction to the short with Orlando Bloom, who tries to read Dostoevesky (As per his client's insistence). But it ends blandly. In many ways than one, as you see pale, odd looking Ricci (who until then only lends her voice) at end of it.

"Before Sunrise" imitation with Ethan Hawke also falls flat on its face. Again to underline the multicultural background, they get a chick with oriental looks. The dialogues and demeanor seemed kitsch throughout. Not the way you'd use in real life.

I lost patience and switched channel to watch Kalavaani, and then returned back to see a short with old couple (always agreeable Eli Wallach). These omnibus ventures need to be arranged in a sinusoidal pattern, good and bad. Not bad, bad, bad and good. I missed the good ones I think. For the critics have given mixed reviews.

P.S: Woodyesque imitations galore (Alas without having any effect)

[AravindMano]

These omnibus ventures need to be arranged in a sinusoidal pattern, good and bad. Not bad, bad, bad and good.

:) True. But I don't think any omnibus venture would be satisfying.

How was Fatih Akin's short, if you had watched it? I wanted to watch this film to see his contribution.

And, have you watched 'To Each His Own Cinema'? If you have the patience for omnibus films you should see it. Many masters together in one film.

[kid-glove]

These omnibus ventures need to be arranged in a sinusoidal pattern, good and bad. Not bad, bad, bad and good.

:) True. But I don't think any omnibus venture would be satisfying.

How was Fatih Akin's short, if you had watched it? I wanted to watch this film to see his contribution.

And, have you watched 'To Each His Own Cinema'? If you have the patience for omnibus films you should see it. Many masters together in one film.

Agree that no omnibus could be fully satisfying. But "Paris, je t'aime" is lot more satisfying than this. :)

Compared to "I love you...", I'd recommend "New york stories". It was made two decades before "NY, I Love You" and constricted to only three masters with longer length (obviously). Scorsese's short is great. Woody's pretty okay. Coppola bad.

Unfortunately missed Akin's. :( Want to watch "To Each his Own Cinema" too.

[jinju]

ajay's reccos usually work for me...idhu thrillernu vera sollittaar, so high expetasans...the unthinkable. i found it quite drab though...the opening scene set it up interestingly, but then things were predictable...oru vela, indha maadhiri neraya post 9/11 films vandhadhunaalayo edho, sort of deja vu peeling...performances were gud tho...

[Avadi to America]

Glengarry Glen Ross

i thoroughly enjoyed the movie.... al pacino and jack Lemmon did outstanding job....

[kid-glove]

Glengarry Glen Ross

i thoroughly enjoyed the movie.... al pacino and jack Lemmon did outstanding job....

He didn't even stand for much of the film. :P Chumma sit! stand! walk! role 'ba adhu.

Lemmon however :clap: Great acting!

[ajithfederer]

k_g

Yen kedaikura chancela ellam al pacino va vaaruringa? :P

[kid-glove]

k_g

Yen kedaikura chancela ellam al pacino va vaaruringa? :P

interior reflexion.
Used to be a big fan. Ippo avalo illa. rembavE keela poittu irukku (ennoda list of fav. actors'la) :P

[Avadi to America]

Glengarry Glen Ross

i thoroughly enjoyed the movie.... al pacino and jack Lemmon did outstanding job....

He didn't even stand for much of the film. :P Chumma sit! stand! walk! role 'ba adhu.

Lemmon however :clap: Great acting!

Appadiya.... The way he handling his client in front of detective and Kevin spacy.... and he let jack lemmon talk on his victory of closing the deal...he is the only one calm and composed among all the sales man....his responses to everyone's frustration.....when the moment he came to know that the office was robbed and client detailes were stolen and his responses to kevin spacy....One notable and hillarious moment where he talks about an indian client called "patel" when kevin spacy gave a month old "lead" to him....

Alec Baldwin's opening speech litteraly remainded me one of my previous boss though he never spoke explicitly anything bad...

In a scene where Jack lemmon begs to Kevin spacy to get a lead...and usage of same filthy word in different context is outstanding....

[kid-glove]

Come to think of it, Pacino's wisecracking functions to the film's favor. Or that Sales oppice would have seemed one-noted.

[ajithfederer]

Or

Has it got anything to do with Bobby Milk - Pacino comparison ? :lol2: :P :yessir:


k_g

Yen kedaikura chancela ellam al pacino va vaaruringa? :P

interior reflexion.
Used to be a big fan. Ippo avalo illa. rembavE keela poittu irukku (ennoda list of fav. actors'la) :P

[kid-glove]

Has it got anything to do with Bobby Milk - Pacino comparison ? :lol2:

I told you in private before. That there's no comparison. Pacino could never match Bobby, who is more of a complete actor. At least in my books. I'm like Michael's Fredo to Pacino fans, sorry that I broke your heart :noteeth:

[groucho070]

Lemmon however :clap: Great acting!Superb, superb performance. Antha great actors listla eppovume Lemmon-ukku oru idam undu. He was one actor who never failed in consistency. Yes, unlike Pacino who goes on autopilot sometimes. You can take your eyes off Pacino here, but not Lemmon. Shining example of an actor who managed to balance stagy style of past and the ushering of the so-called Method style. Newman gets the same accolade in my book.

[ajaybaskar]

Mindhunters

Worth a watch!!

[Dinesh84]

Predators (2010)

Typical Hollywood film, where the white man survives leaving others dead..

[AravindMano]

Certified Copy. Lovely! This is one Kiarostami film I geniunely & really liked - among the ones that I have seen. (Ten, The Wind Will Carry Us, Taste Of Cherry & Close-up (this one ought to be read like how Kameswaran reads 'Carefree' in Thiruppurasundari's maLigai list)). Overwhelmed by this personal triumph, I ended up watching the film again and liked it more.

There is this moment when Binoche responds to the story of a mother and boy whom the author (male lead) narrates, during which the movie actually sets in (or so I thought). I realized that this is the most explicit moment where I could sense fact and fiction apart. Brilliant and Beautifully enacted!

Juliette Binoche :clap:

[P_R]

Close-up (this one ought to be read like how Kameswaran reads 'Carefree' in Thiruppurasundari's maLigai list)). :lol:

[kid-glove]

Certified Copy. Lovely! This is one Kiarostami film I geniunely & really liked - among the ones that I have seen. (Ten, The Wind Will Carry Us, Taste Of Cherry & Close-up (this one ought to be read like how Kameswaran reads 'Carefree' in Thiruppurasundari's maLigai list)). Overwhelmed by this personal triumph, I ended up watching the film again and liked it more.

There is this moment when Binoche responds to the story of a mother and boy whom the author (male lead) narrates, during which the movie actually sets in (or so I thought). I realized that this is the most explicit moment where I could sense fact and fiction apart. Brilliant and Beautifully enacted!

Juliette Binoche :clap:

Wanted to check it out. Thanks Doctor.

[ajithfederer]

Due date : Funny/Entertaining - Non boring . Timepass

RDJ/zach acted well.

[avven]

Smokin' Aces :thumbsup: :clap:

[kid-glove]

Lemmon however :clap: Great acting!Superb, superb performance. Antha great actors listla eppovume Lemmon-ukku oru idam undu. He was one actor who never failed in consistency. Yes, unlike Pacino who goes on autopilot sometimes. You can take your eyes off Pacino here, but not Lemmon. Shining example of an actor who managed to balance stagy style of past and the ushering of the so-called Method style. Newman gets the same accolade in my book.

Bhai, have you seen "Days of wine and Roses". You know Ebert once wrote Lemmon's best perf is Glengarry Glenn Ross. I'm skeptical. Personally, I find the best performances to be in B/W. Generally I find b/w (When well lit and framed - something our early Tamil directors failed often) to be actor's nirvana. All the great iconic performances were in b/w. Color made it little more distracting with extra textures and details.

[groucho070]

100% on B/W. They really made use of the disadvantage giving almost surreal feel with lack of colours. Unfortunately haven't seen DOWAR. I'd agree with Ebert here, but if I were to look at his past performances, surely his first Oscar performance worth mentioning. Mr. Roberts was a Fonda vehicle, irunthalum namma aalu stole the show. The one in The Apartment is probably younger Shelley. He stands apart from his colleagues thanks to his superb skills in comedy. Pinnitaru, especially in the Wilder films. Don't forget China Syndrome (nominated right?)

Come on, he even made Airport 77 watchable. :lol:

[kid-glove]

Grouch,
Agreed on Mr.Roberts. He was great in Wilder films, it isn't that he only played screwball all the time. There's always drama at heart, and Wilder-Lemmon play tragicomedy/seriocomedy in their collaboration. DOWAR is a truly amazing performance. Another film where you see how the performance in B/W feels very iconic. He showed his range in later films. Of course, 70's and the new wave in general got all the classic actors to shed their iconic 'image' (and the transition to color obviously changes everything). Lemmon is superb in Save the Tiger, China Syndrome, and Missing. He aged superbly.

[groucho070]

There's always drama at heart, and Wilder-Lemmon play tragicomedy/seriocomedy in their collaboration.Absolutely, that is why he is an actor, not a comedian.

I will check out DOWAR soon. Hmm....it's Lemmon tonight, Mrs. Grouch. Will have hard time to defer on the promise to watch Cagney :P

[ajithfederer]

:lol:

Predators (2010)

Typical Hollywood film, where the white man survives leaving others dead..

[kid-glove]

:lol:

Predators (2010)

Typical Hollywood film, where the white man survives leaving others dead..

:lol:

That's a profound observation, and extremely insightful way to look at it.

[kid-glove]

Be warned though, DOWAR is little depressing and haunts you after it ends. You feel for both Lemmon & Lee Remick (Again, superb perf!). :cry2: Mancini's DOWAR soundtrack works the heart.

But then again, Cagney, like Jean Gabin, is an actor with penchant for anything borderline haunting!

Mr.Grouch, go easy on the missus ! :lol:

[groucho070]

:lol:

Predators (2010)

Typical Hollywood film, where the white man survives leaving others dead..

:lol:

That's a profound observation, and extremely insightful way to look at it. :lol: Just saw that myself. Time to forward this piece again, White Man's Burden indeed: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2007/jan/05/leonardodicaprio

[kid-glove]

Thanks for that piece, Grouch.

[VENKIRAJA]

The Social Network.
pala murai pArkalAm. Fincher :clap:

[kid-glove]

One final reminder..

Hitchcock kweezzz starts at 6.30 PM today here:

http://twitter.com/#!/kweezzz

[ajithfederer]

Miss Conception (2008)

Heather Graham (hell, yea) has only 2 weeks left to get pregnant. Her 6 year boy friend is out of town and they are on the verge of breakup. She likes having babies and her doctor says she is running out of time. She and her friend plot plans to get her pregnant within 2 weeks. How she does is the rest of the film. A british film btw, heather looks drop dead gorgeous. fun-tertainment.

[P_R]

Saw the steak scene from Raging Bull this morning (Scoresese intree on UTV Waeld Movies). :clap:

de Niro's performance in that film is excellent.

But, adam pidikkum kozhandhai maadhiri I have to add an addendum, I liked 'King of Comedy' more.

[Rocky89]

HP 7 Part 1 - quite good.

Dragging in the middle but sets a perfect platform for the 2nd part. They include as much details as possible from the book. :thumbsup:

[Wibha]

HP 7 Part 1 - quite good.

Dragging in the middle but sets a perfect platform for the 2nd part. They include as much details as possible from the book. :thumbsup:

Dragging?

Hmm.

I loved the movie. By far the best in the series. Stayed really close to the book and I wouldn't have minded spending another 3 hours for part 2. Super Entertaining. I love the scene where he explains the deathly hallows and it ended at the right stage.

Now we needa wait a year for the next part :(

Amazing movie :notworthy:

[Stiglitz]

I saw a movie called "enter the void" wtf... Psycedelic thriller apparently... It made sense when i was high... And made no sense when i was sober.... A lot of symbols in the film... Anyone here seen it?

[P_R]

The Lives of Others
Kood

[Bala (Karthik)]

Gran Torino - Predictable but watchable for Eastwood
In Bruges - :thumbsup:

Revisited half of "Deconstructing Harry" - :rotfl: :clap:

[NOV]

Now we needa wait a year for the next part :(
:notthatway: it will be released in July next year.

[jinju]

The Road :thumbsup:

indha padathukkellaam nominations, awards edhuvum illiya :roll: Viggo Mortensen, one of the most underrated...or is it under-appreciated? and that kid...one of the best in the recent lot that i've watched from hollywood cinema.

[Wibha]

Now we needa wait a year for the next part :(
:notthatway: it will be released in July next year.

Its still more than 6 months. Thats a lot :(

Have you watched it NOV? :D

[great]

In Bruges - :thumbsup:


Pretty good movie. To me it looked more of a brit movie.

[Rocky89]

HP 7 Part 1 - quite good.

Dragging in the middle but sets a perfect platform for the 2nd part. They include as much details as possible from the book. :thumbsup:

Dragging?

Hmm.

I loved the movie. By far the best in the series. Stayed really close to the book and I wouldn't have minded spending another 3 hours for part 2. Super Entertaining. I love the scene where he explains the deathly hallows and it ended at the right stage.

Now we needa wait a year for the next part :(

Amazing movie :notworthy:

Those scenes after Ron left Harry and Hermione, dragging a bit IMO. :)

[ajithfederer]

Edhu andha east German civilian espionage padama?

The Lives of Others
Kood

[Vivasaayi]

adhethaan!..

Another movie that has a similar kind of theme - Being a part of another persons life, without their knowledge -is "A shortfilm about Love" by kieslowski.Just loved it..liked it much much better than Lives of others.Well...except that line of similarity..both movies are different.

The climax of Shortfilm about love is one of my most fav.


Edhu andha east German civilian espionage padama?

The Lives of Others
Kood

[groucho070]

Watchmen.

Nallathan poyittirunthuchu, but the last half an hour intha maramandaikku yeerala. Totally blur. Don't know what the cow was going on. I suppose those who have read the graphic novel may get better grasp. Rorschach character is fascinating, with and without mask.

[NOV]

Now we needa wait a year for the next part :(
:notthatway: it will be released in July next year.

Its still more than 6 months. Thats a lot :(

Have you watched it NOV? :D:yes: Last friday.
Loved it... and unlike nassar, I didnt find it dragging :P

[ajithfederer]

Minority report (2002)

Of the sci-fi dumeels done by Spielberg I like this dumeel better. It has quite the entertainment.

[groucho070]

AF, if you mean sci-fi action, then yeah it's pretty entertaining. Cliched, but fun. But verum sci-fi-nu paarta, nothing can hold candle next to Close Encounters. Maybe lighted match, not candle :wink:

[ajithfederer]

Yeah i should have written properly. Of the sci fi films of spielberg that I have watched, I like MR more. I haven't seen Close encounters yet.

AF, if you mean sci-fi action, then yeah it's pretty entertaining. Cliched, but fun. But verum sci-fi-nu paarta, nothing can hold candle next to Close Encounters. Maybe lighted match, not candle :wink:

[P_R]

The Killing

What a brilliant film :clap:

Apart from Strangelove - which too yineeq for any comparison, this is the most enjoyable Kubrick film I have seen.

Barring oru sila stagey dialogues , it is extremely well written. Absolutely gripping, accessible and interesting till the very end. Executed very well.

Lalidha paathura vENdiyadhu dhaan.

[kid-glove]

Godard wasn't impressed by the film because of its derivativeness..

In deed the most accessible and intriguing film of early Kubrick..

[groucho070]

Sterling Hayden. :thumbsup: Thilak, yes most accessible.

[P_R]

Perhaps now you'll appreciate Magnolia 'lil better.. :) hallov...ennamO enakku ippo dhaan indha opinion 'ngra maadhiri solreenga. from sildhoot i have this opinion.

irundhaalum magnolia pudikkaadhu.
i still maintain puzzlement how anyone can like the film w/o getting the frograin biblical allusion. make or break.



I think there's enough in the film to dismiss the biblical allusions. Even PTA admits to have inserted these biblical symbolism for symbol-hunters. What are we humans, if not pattern-seeking species? :)
Hai... Fee TA, idhu dhAnE vONaandradhu.

When you insert something absurd, surreal (and it is not the funny 'life's like that' absurdity) in an otherwise pretty straight movie, it is most natural for the viewer to react "what the deuce does this mean?". Calling them 'symbol hunters' and saying you wanted to satisfy them, ellAm konjam three much.

Till then I only felt the movie was long winded, but apart from that I kinda liked some of the characterizations, dialogues, sequences etc. That climoks made me recalibrate everything and say idhu aavuradhillai.

[kid-glove]

It's a pretty straightforward movie?! The film flows with an Operatic sweep. That's the point of having non-diegetic mood music like that. All the characters sing 'Wise up' (diegetic) like a Dennis Potter work. And to top it all, the different vignettes as prologue.

To the characters, it offers a temporary relish. But the moment might come off as surreal/absurd. But it could happen. But how one reacts or links it depends on the person. If a religious person gets to watch it, he'd obviously look for biblical allusions. Trying to make a meaning/parable about it. That's why PTA overdoes all the 8: 2 Exodus symbols for one to get it.

Have said enough about it here (http://mayyam.com/hub/viewtopic.php?t=13997).

If he wanted to have made it more naturalistic, he'd have gone the "Shortcuts" route with naturalistic characters (rather than showbiz). And like Altman, would only have elements (incl. Sound) from its diegetic world (if I'm not mistaken, that film begins with the natural sound of Helicopter). Not those quirky prologues, not the operatic bgm, not the all-uniting music number..and definitely not something Fortean (absurdly surreal but happens in real life..just as in the movies!).

[kid-glove]

And above everything else, isn't it also puritanically childish to look out for such events?! In a chaotic domestic situation, the child would hope for something out of his capacity to break in the situation. OR even it is to break the everyday mundaneness. Personally, I had always wished for heavy rain (maybe not frogs) each night as it would mean holiday the next day.

[P_R]

Oh dhreat-A irukkA. ippo dhaan pAkkuREn. Will read now.

Didn't realize Punch Drunk was his. So I have actually seen three of his films !!

Straightforward - in the sense - nothing convoluted, 'deep' (ulp!), profound etc.


Anyway, coming back to 'The Killing', all I remember in Godard's 'breathless' is the jump cut. maththapadi cinema varalaatril yEdhAvadhu avarudaiya cultural significance paththi perusA theriyAdhu.

I think I get why he is calling it 'derivative' but that worked fine with me. I actually prepared to see some dense and demanding film when it turned out to be anything but.

[ajithfederer]

Groundhog Day

Good.

[ajaybaskar]

Unstoppable

Much better than Scott-Washington's previous outing 'Taking of pelham 123'. The film moves at a very rapid pace...

[V_S]

I recently enjoyed watching "The Big Sleep" (1946) directed by Howard Hawks. I watched this film around 5 times so far, as I felt so complex to understand the plot. The movie starts with the criminal investigation by a private detective about a black mail in a family. But as the movie progress, there would be series of murders, knot after knot which will keep the audience so tight, so gripping with an unbelievable climax.

This movie is based on the Novel by Raymond Chandler.

Climax is so unpredictable and unimaginable and very cleverly done. It's better not to reveal the story and climax, but I enjoyed watching this film and can watch this film any number of times. Another reason I would watch this film is because Humphrey Bogart became my favorite actor after I watched Casablanca, but I like this movie little beter than Casablanca. Also his other movies like 'Treasure of Sierre Madre' and 'Maltese Falcon' not to be missed. Great performer!

Friends, if you have watched this movie, please share your thoughts. Not to be missed movie.

This is a great forum with diversified interests and threads with hubbers with great knowledge on the subject, which makes so much interesting and fun!

[P_R]

The Best Years of our Lives
Kood :clap:

Straight and surfacey. suBtlety ellAm kuLo enna vilai.
But so what I say. Lovely film.

[kid-glove]

Early Wyler. :boo:

[jinju]

Angel Heart (1987)

late pickup. eerie resemblance to Chinatown at places, but then the genre totally changes from noir to voodoo, horror, thriller, the works! paathuttu enna peelingsnu sollave mudiyala, appdi oru padam...very atmospheric! is this a novel-to-cinema by any chance? Mr. Rourke is excellent. De Niro saar in a bery bery special appearance. the music and cinematography adds to the overall weirdo mood of the film. oru vaatti paakkalaamnu thonudhu! :?

[Nerd]

The girl with the dragon tattoo - One of the best films I have seen in recent times. Kept me guessing till the very end. Throughly rewarding experience. Fine writing backed up by pretty good performances. Could have tried to squeeze in more stuff from the book for e.g. her tattoo stories. The title has no relevance w.r.to the movie now. I saw an English dubbed version, now I can't wait to see how Fincher has written it - the dialogues especially.

[ajaybaskar]

Wasabi

Enjoyed to the core and desperate to see how KSR had murdered Luc Besson.

[ajaybaskar]

Due Date

Todd Philips is still in 'The Hangover' but manages to evoke laughter every now and then.

[ajithfederer]

+1.

Watched it yesterday. Was quite good. Never takes you for a ride in any moment unlike many action flicks these days. Based on true events in my state it seems.

Unstoppable

Much better than Scott-Washington's previous outing 'Taking of pelham 123'. The film moves at a very rapid pace...

+1 again


Due Date

Todd Philips is still in 'The Hangover' but manages to evoke laughter every now and then.

Netflix playable mode-la irukku. Pa-aaaathuduren.


The girl with the dragon tattoo - One of the best films I have seen in recent times. Kept me guessing till the very end. Throughly rewarding experience. Fine writing backed up by pretty good performances. Could have tried to squeeze in more stuff from the book for e.g. her tattoo stories. The title has no relevance w.r.to the movie now. I saw an English dubbed version, now I can't wait to see how Fincher has written it - the dialogues especially.

Orae oru thadavai than paathuruken and i liked it. Andha Captain Mcclusky pesaradhai follow panrardhukkae thaniya ingless padikanum. Very very rare to be telecasted in tv channels.


The Killing

What a brilliant film :clap:

Apart from Strangelove - which too yineeq for any comparison, this is the most enjoyable Kubrick film I have seen.

Barring oru sila stagey dialogues , it is extremely well written. Absolutely gripping, accessible and interesting till the very end. Executed very well.

Lalidha paathura vENdiyadhu dhaan.

[raghavendran]

Inglorious Basterds
superb film..the compilation of 5 episodes leading to the climax..tarentino takes us to the fantasy world of his..this might b the way tarentino wanted hitler to b killed :lol: ..with nearly no action sequences..this is one of the best action films :clap:
brad pitt and the oppicer hans(peyar theriyala :oops: ) :clap:
this story might go very well with our contemperory politics too :wink:

[ajaybaskar]

Rocknrolla

Disappointing. Enjoyed the chemistry between Butler and Hardy though.. :lol:

[ajithfederer]

8 mile - eminem film. Paatha varaikkum nalla dhan irundadhu.

[Nerd]

Has anybody seen 127 hours? Its been released close to where I live. I have not read any reviews. I heard its (the amputation scene) difficult to watch, especially for ladees, is that true? :oops:

[littlemaster1982]

Read few reports that some viewers fainted, puked etc during the test screening. It's a bit exaggerated I think.

See this (http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2010/11/05/127-hours-causing-fainting-panic-attacks/) & this (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/04/127-hours-causes-fainting_n_779118.html) (might contain spoilers)

P.S: I'm waiting for the film to be released here. Onnum ariguriye illa :(

[Nerd]

Read few reports that some viewers fainted, puked etc during the test screening. It's a bit exaggerated I think.

See this (http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2010/11/05/127-hours-causing-fainting-panic-attacks/) & this (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/04/127-hours-causes-fainting_n_779118.html) (might contain spoilers)

P.S: I'm waiting for the film to be released here. Onnum ariguriye illa :(
Thanks LM. I think its a bit exaggerated too.

I think we will eventually settle for Tangled :lol: :oops:

[Wibha]

Has anybody seen 127 hours? Its been released close to where I live. I have not read any reviews. I heard its (the amputation scene) difficult to watch, especially for ladees, is that true? :oops:

Its just horrible.

don't EVER EVER watch it. :|

Tangled is really cute ;) :)

[Nerd]

Has anybody seen 127 hours? Its been released close to where I live. I have not read any reviews. I heard its (the amputation scene) difficult to watch, especially for ladees, is that true? :oops:

Its just horrible.

don't EVER EVER watch it. :|

Tangled is really cute ;) :)

Thanks :lol: :-)

[Prabo]

The Lives of Others - Good :thumbsup: very close to 'The Conversation'

[raghavendran]

Inception
:omg: ..wat a film...camman..yellarum ketta kelviye nanum kekren.."ipdi ellam yeppadi yosikireenga nolare?"
hollywood hollywood dhan pa...1 of the best films ever made IMO..
Dicaprio ends up getting gems like these...and gets chances to work wid gr8 directors...
:thumbsup:
after watching the film..i was discussing abt it without realizing..my mom gave me wierd looks after watching me penathifying abt the movie :lol:
hatts off yaar....wat a film..take a :notworthy:

[kid-glove]

Nerd,

I have read 127 hours script. I haven't seen "Buried", but I'm told that works purely as a minimal, cynical thriller. Unlike the hopeful, life-affirming mainstream Beaufoy script (and it's also interesting to see Boyle's point of departure with this Beaufoy colloboration from his earlier nihilistic films!). There are lot of flashbacks here that one would consider as 'cheating'. But this doesn't seem like a restricted 'genre film' (like most Boyle films) to pass such 'considerations'.

There is however showmanship with triptychs, cross-cuts, multi-cam filming and bravura editing techniques. Juxtaposition with deliberate product placement, etc. Counterpointing the buzzing aggregation (with pointers for the director like 'this is humanity') vis-a-vis loneliness of the protagonist (and his breakaway from human interaction).Then WHAP, it becomes confined, one huge monologue inside the canyon. The reflection turns from serious to quasi-fantastical. But personal to be sure.

Vast portions rest wholly on face and body of James Franco. And the script gives the pointers from the first smile, cynical quirkiness, to wail of cry. Et all. The emphasis of each step and near-falls should make for a thrilling set-up before that 'encounter inside the boulders'.

That said, great scope for Rahman again. I don't know which source would be used for the concert recording (that Aaron listens to in first third..'act'-nu solla mudiyadhu indha script-A) but the sisters he encounters on the way deride his musical taste at one point. Edhavudhu alt. pop/heavy metal-lA irukkum namburEn. Nostalgic piano notes played by young Aaron often cuts into the silence of boulders and Aaron recounts 'em. At times, in anecdotal manner. And in final sequences, the family play the piano number from Big. Not sure it'll be replaced by Rahman's. Lot of potential (with familial and non-platonic relationship) for leitmotifs. Will be watching it for Rahman lest assured!

[Ramakrishna]

P.S: I'm waiting for the film to be released here. Onnum ariguriye illa :(

Naa soundtrack kooda kaetkaama wait pannikittu irukken

[sathya_1979]

P.S: I'm waiting for the film to be released here. Onnum ariguriye illa :(

Naa soundtrack kooda kaetkaama wait pannikittu irukken
128 Kbps audio files torrentla irukku, thEdi paaru!

[P_R]

VCB

Vicky leaving to meet Juan Antonio for the last time
Self davut etc.
Her husband gets a call

"you're breaking up....you're breaking up....ah..yeah..that's better. Just stay still"

ketta vaarthailaiyE thittinaalum, idhellAm enakku remba pudikkin :-)

[Nerd]

Thanks Kid, if not now will certainly watch it in DVD only for Rahman's score. I listened to a couple of tracks, but I dont think they can be enjoyed as stand-alone pieces unlike a slumdock or a couple's retreat which is a good sign.

[salem.saravanan]

Watched "The Bridge On The River Kwai"(1957)
Good movie and recommended to watch.

[ajithfederer]

Ok so 127 hours paakalam ; Dangled rejetted; Thanks wibha-ji :)/


Has anybody seen 127 hours? Its been released close to where I live. I have not read any reviews. I heard its (the amputation scene) difficult to watch, especially for ladees, is that true? :oops:

Its just horrible.

don't EVER EVER watch it. :|

Tangled is really cute ;) :)

[P_R]

All About Eve

Beautiful :clap:

Must say, the last 15 mins or so was a let down. Significant drop in style. But overall, quite impressive :clap:

[kid-glove]

IS there any decidedly 'talky' film (and considered a classic) that you actively disliked?

[P_R]

IS there any decidedly 'talky' film (and considered a classic) that you actively disliked?

Yeah this one was a bit talky, but I didn't quite mind because I liked the dialogues :-)

I don't think I have seen many classics, let alone talky classics, to be able to answer your question.

But regarding 'too much dialogue' as a charge against a film.. well, yeah I grumble a bit , but get over it. Particularly, if the characters and situations well written and believably enacted. And I don't think too much was spoken here either. All playwrights, actors, writers and directors : eloquent people, quite 'believable' they could be as eloquent as they were shown to be and capable of the nuanced conversation, repartee etc.

btw only today I found out this is another Mankewicz :oops: :lol:

I go to sleep tonight with the satisfaction of knowing that this film trounced Sunset Boulevard at the Oscars :P

[kid-glove]

Thanks man. To my mind, Sunset B. is far better. :sake-hands: again? :lol:

[groucho070]

I go to sleep tonight with the satisfaction of knowing that this film trounced Sunset Boulevard at the Oscars :P :x

[P_R]

Right from the title there is a clear indication of depth, something to bite into, which I liked. I am not sure if it is becoming of a movie and all that, but then that's what I like.



funny business, a woman's career. The things you drop on your way up the ladder, so you can move faster. You forget you'll need them again when you go back to being a woman. That's one career all females have in common - whether we like it or not - being a woman.

Now, how do you not put that in so many words and still make it as clear and interesting.

First of all I find that theme conceptually far more interesting because it makes 'becoming outdated' as one its several insecurities in it.

When Margo says that line to Karen - it is a 'she is a girl, after all' feeling that comes over. i.e. not in any condescending sense (or perhaps in some ways). But in a true 'fact of life' observation.
Karen things she has made her peace with these tussles in her marriage to Lloyd (little boy - she calls him in the fight about Eve). But at a later point in time she realizes the only talent she has is 'loving her man'. And this observation is not without the suggestion that this is a compulsion that comes from a premieval survival instinct. But also, love and marriage do invariably come to that for a woman - who, it is underlined and again, ages faster than her man.

It is after that line that Karen kind of understands her sabotage and the damage it may have caused.

The impossibility of love and for being loved is what Addison correctly deduces as Eve's failing (if at all). i.e. what makes her so not a woman. But that's why she'll be a killer.

And she may not find herself 'a little boy' and get back to 'being a woman'. I guess you need to be a little regressive to see that to be a horror and a pity.

The post-audition scene with fiery exchanges about the dialogues about the writer vs. 'mere' enactor, Margo's bed ('woman's place' inside joke?) being on stage in front of an empty auditorium. :bow:
Bill clutching her and getting on top of her and screaming about her paranoia and his love - everything worked for me.

Excellent film I say.

[P_R]

I go to sleep tonight with the satisfaction of knowing that this film trounced Sunset Boulevard at the Oscars :P :x :lol:

The 'unlikely relationship' bit was quite boring to me. The nightly writing jaunts, romance was what was interesting but that seemed underdeveloped.

After a point there was no 'story' in SB. I mean, you know where it is headed.The Cecil B DeMille steedio visit, koot. Butler-husband writing fanmail, sari. I guess your 'heart is supposed to go out for the woman' who is taking the beauty treatments etc. Mine didn't. And my heartstrings are quite tuggable, mind you.

By the time we got to the end: thee famous 'descent down the stairs to photographers' scene was like, "idhu dhaan oru maNi nEram munnAdiyE theriyumE, ippo edhukku ivvaLO fanfare".

Anyway, adhaan screenflay-ku kuduthurrukkAingaLLa, sandhOsappattukkunga :lol2:

[Dinesh84]

Hitch

A feel good movie :D Will Smith, Eva Mendes 8-)

[groucho070]

Anyway, adhaan screenflay-ku kuduthurrukkAingaLLa, sandhOsappattukkunga :lol2:Sari, sari, mudiva matta sollla mudiyathu. 50 years too late :(

[kid-glove]

Must say, the last 15 mins or so was a let down.

The ending is when it finally felt worthy of a film..

[P_R]

Must say, the last 15 mins or so was a let down.

The ending is when it finally felt worthy of a film..

I guess you mean the mirror shot with infinite reflection. It was impressive of course. The 'it will happen to you too' fangirl for Eve was very 'dei dei' for me (the mirror shot visual being the only compensation).

What I meant by 'drop' was the scene before that, where Addison confronts Eve. But it is like the revelation scene in a whodunnit. Kind of unravelling has to happen. And it always the weak point of such a movie.

[kid-glove]

It was cyclical (reflections). It's this closely married tug of fame, and fragmentation of self in this vicious cycle. And like Eve, she'll have to live of a 'life of acts' (that overlaps both the reality and stage life) to pursue that fame.

It didn't come off as 'it will happen to you too'..

And I'm not saying films shouldn't just be about story, and characters. This film has a good theme, great lines (except Eve, who portrays the put-on innocence.) and superb performances. But it all felt less realized in visual terms, which always takes the highest precedence.

[P_R]

And I'm not saying films shouldn't just be about story, and characters. This film has a good theme, great lines (except Eve, who portrays the put-on innocence.) and superb performances. But it all felt less realized in visual terms, which always takes the highest precedence.
I get that.
It's not as if I don't enjoy that either. Just that I enjoy it better once everything else is in place. Visually impressive films which have otherwise weak plots, situations, acting etc. don't impress me that much.

'Visual realization' is fraught with risks of not communicating appropriately, leaving this open etc. Mankewicz took no risks at all. There is no denying AAE is dialogue heavy. But the setting provides a reasonable excuse.

[P_R]

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

"Are you kidding me ?" level writing

ithanaikkum best starter for Fassbinder-nu silapalar net-la sollirundhaanga.

[kid-glove]

It's not that great. But I could see why it was an influential film for German cinema..

[kid-glove]

And I'm not saying films shouldn't just be about story, and characters. This film has a good theme, great lines (except Eve, who portrays the put-on innocence.) and superb performances. But it all felt less realized in visual terms, which always takes the highest precedence.
I get that.
It's not as if I don't enjoy that either. Just that I enjoy it better once everything else is in place. Visually impressive films which have otherwise weak plots, situations, acting etc. don't impress me that much.

'Visual realization' is fraught with risks of not communicating appropriately, leaving this open etc. Mankewicz took no risks at all. There is no denying AAE is dialogue heavy. But the setting provides a reasonable excuse.

That's one way of seeing things. I understand that I shouldn't undermine the film for its mere existence. I do like AaE, but given a choice, I would prefer something overwhelmingly cinematic (while a failure in plot!) to that most days!

[kid-glove]

Arry Potter

Parts of Parts I,II, III and IV. Brushing up the characters. Gearing up to watch the latest. Still two parts left before 7.1 !

[kid-glove]

III, by far the best ! Cuaron :clap:

[Wibha]

Ok so 127 hours paakalam ; Dangled rejetted; Thanks wibha-ji :)/


Has anybody seen 127 hours? Its been released close to where I live. I have not read any reviews. I heard its (the amputation scene) difficult to watch, especially for ladees, is that true? :oops:

Its just horrible.

don't EVER EVER watch it. :|

Tangled is really cute ;) :)

:evil:

:twisted:

Well go ahead and watch 127 I'm pretty sure you can handle it. I personally couldn't take in the movie. It was too disturbing, and I don't think a lot of women will be able to :)

[Wibha]

III, by far the best ! Cuaron :clap:

This will change soon :P :) (I hope)

[ajaybaskar]

Enemy of the state

Very much like a tamil masala film... Enjoyed it though.. :-)

[ajithfederer]

Inside Man - Good. And its always great to see Jodie Foster in any movie.

[venkkiram]

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Jack Sparrow-வின் போதையான நடை, நடிப்பு எல்லாம் அட்டகாசம்! அவரின் ஒவ்வொரு வசனமும் சரவெடி! ரசித்துக்கொண்டே இருக்கலாம்.

Jack Sparrow: I know those cannons. It's the Pearl.
Man in Jail: The Black Pearl? I've heard stories. She's been preying on ships and settlements for near ten years. Never leaves any survivors.
Jack Sparrow: No survivors? Then where do the stories come from, I wonder? !

:clap:

[Vivasaayi]

Being John Malkovich

WTF!!

unna yaarda ipdilam yosikka sonnadhu

moolanne

:)

[ajithfederer]

Indiana Jones - Last Crusade. Dumeel fun, Probably the best in indy franchise. Spielberg blends the action-fantasy adventure once more to his win.

[ajithfederer]

Brick (2005) - Joseph Gordon Levitt, Luke Haas; Yes the same architect point man duo from Inception. Didn't see it fully but looked very intriguing till what I saw. Have to see it again.

[ajaybaskar]

Two Brothers

So touching.. A feelgood movie which made me ashamed for being a human being..

[Dinesh84]

Not another teen movie

nice spoof on the teen movies.. :D watchable

[ajithfederer]

She;s out of my league, :lol:. Not bad.

Jay baruchel did well. Paapa alice is good too.

[venkkiram]

Toy Story - 3(D)
:notworthy: :notworthy:

[P_R]

Shutter Island

It had its moments. But quite boring overall.

[kid-glove]

III, by far the best ! Cuaron :clap:

This will change soon :P :) (I hope)

5th and 6h done too.

3 - by far the best. :P

[directhit]

Toy Story 1 & 2 :bow: - cant believe i didnt watch it for so long having had it in my HDD for close to a year :oops:

[Mahen]

Unstoppable..nalla masala padam :)

Fair Game-taut thriller... :2thumbsup:

[Querida]

Toy Story 1 & 2 :bow: - cant believe i didnt watch it for so long having had it in my HDD for close to a year :oops:

Don't miss watching Toy Story 3!!! Surprisingly good!!

[rajkumarc]

Shutter Island

It had its moments. But quite boring overall.

Going to watch it tomorrow. Expecting something in the lines of Departed.

I watched Apocalypto last week. The action scenes are stunning and the sequences leading up to the Mayan city (human sacrifice) was unbelievable. It had too much gore and violence but I felt it was an almost accurate depiction of the Mayan civilization and the way of life then.

[ajithfederer]

Red Heat: Arnold as a Russian err(Soviet) Cop who is in the US to trail a Georgian drug king. Jim Belushi as his American counterpart(Chicago Cop) has to work with Arnie to grab the bad guy. Arnold is excellent as a Russian. Read somewhere that he was spot on with the Russian Accents. Time pass flick.

Brooklyn's finest: Good, I enjoyed it. Arresting performances from quite an all star cast(Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan hawke and Wesley snipes). It's quite a shame that it didnt get noticed enough this year. Kept me interested till the end. Not bad. Can be watched.

The Family stone : Another all-star affair. Diane Keaton, Sarah J Parker, Luke Wilson, Rachel McAdams matrum palar. SJP is a girl friend of claire danes and she has to meet his fiance's obnoxious family for christmas(Americala irukkara ketta palakkangalla idhuvum onnu). Not bad. Routine soapy family drama.

Transformers, Revenge of the Fallen: I've never liked many animation films. In fact I slept in the theatre to avoid headache while watching in theatre(I-max), but over the past year it has been my routinely watched TV Film. It's a shame that fegan Mox is not in the third film.

Devil: M Night Shyamalan's Latest: Better than his recent flicks.

Perfect Giveaway: Timothy Olyphant and the Resident Evil chick. A thriller about a couple terrorizing tourists in Hawai. Appidi ippadinu padam summa pochu.

[P_R]

Les Diaboliques

Koot

[VENKIRAJA]

500 Days of Summer.
perusA onnum illiyE :|

[Sid_316]

500 Days of Summer.
perusA onnum illiyE :|

Enna ipdi sollitinga? one of my favs ever actually.. awesome representation of Contemporary relationships and how some confeesed women behave right? soundtrack,screenplay,acting ellame nallave irunduchu eh?Besides some Motivational factors :P Ur signature gethu btw :notworthy:

[Sid_316]

Black Swan - Amazing! Mesmerizing! :notworthy:

[Wibha]

500 Days of Summer.
perusA onnum illiyE :|

How could you? Its seriously one of the good really love stories. It was just different.

[littlemaster1982]

500 Days of Summer.
perusA onnum illiyE :|

Enna ipdi sollitinga? one of my favs ever actually.. awesome representation of Contemporary relationships and how some confeesed women behave right? soundtrack,screenplay,acting ellame nallave irunduchu eh?Besides some Motivational factors :P Ur signature gethu btw :notworthy:

+1. Especially the soundtrack :musicsmile:

[Querida]

500 Days of Summer.
perusA onnum illiyE :|

Actually for someone who makes a point of not going to rom-coms, I was rewarded for seeking out this one.
I felt it was an offbeat movie with bittersweet charm. And it was true in the sense that people can be unfair without having a reason for it, that's just one of the many ways life can be unfair. The irrepressibly optimistic touches of whimsy, provided a good balance overall.

[ajithfederer]

8-)

500 Days of Summer.
perusA onnum illiyE :|

[VENKIRAJA]

ivlo fowerful reaction? :shock:
JGL was brilliant. I didn't like the Zooey female, whatever. Thirisaa Hollywood version maadhiriye irundhaapla!

Yes, I got the contemporary :twisted: relationship thingy, which is why I hate it.

Yes, LM! OST was thaarmaar! :musicsmile:

[VENKIRAJA]

Black Swan - Amazing! Mesmerizing! :notworthy:
ingana release aayirucha? Eagerly awaiting!!


Ur signature gethu btw :notworthy:
We gotta add FB to it. avanavanum "In a relationship", "Commited", "It is complicated"-nu ellam pottu kadupethuraanga my laard :evil:

[ajaybaskar]

500 Days of Summer.
perusA onnum illiyE :|

Enna ipdi sollitinga? one of my favs ever actually.. awesome representation of Contemporary relationships and how some confeesed women behave right? soundtrack,screenplay,acting ellame nallave irunduchu eh?Besides some Motivational factors :P Ur signature gethu btw :notworthy:

+1. Especially the soundtrack :musicsmile:

+1. Thanks to LM for the recommendation..

(Indha maadhiri storynaale nalla soundtrack thaanaa amaiyum pola.. :-))

[ajithfederer]

I am ur side venki. Naatula yaaruku edhu pudikadho adhai than naama thuninju seyyanum. Thank god they opted for a non-linear narration in the film.

That zooey character - Ongi naalu appu appalaamannu irukum. 8-).

ivlo fowerful reaction? :shock:
JGL was brilliant. I didn't like the Zooey female, whatever. Thirisaa Hollywood version maadhiriye irundhaapla!

Yes, I got the contemporary :twisted: relationship thingy, which is why I hate it.

Yes, LM! OST was thaarmaar! :musicsmile:

[VENKIRAJA]

I am ur side venki. Naatula yaaruku edhu pudikadho adhai than naama thuninju seyyanum. Thank god they opted for a non-linear narration in the film.

That zooey character - Ongi naalu appu appalaamannu irukum. 8-).

ivlo fowerful reaction? :shock:
JGL was brilliant. I didn't like the Zooey female, whatever. Thirisaa Hollywood version maadhiriye irundhaapla!

Yes, I got the contemporary :twisted: relationship thingy, which is why I hate it.

Yes, LM! OST was thaarmaar! :musicsmile:

:2thumbsup:
Seriously, if not for the narration, would've been a complete let-down.

[Sid_316]

Black Swan - Amazing! Mesmerizing! :notworthy:
ingana release aayirucha? Eagerly awaiting!!


Screener dhan venki cudnt wait :P


Ur signature gethu btw :notworthy:

We gotta add FB to it. avanavanum "In a relationship", "Commited", "It is complicated"-nu ellam pottu kadupethuraanga my laard :evil:


:lol: Yeah thaanga mudiyala

[Vivasaayi]

Can U.S Netflix account' s username password be used in India?

[ajithfederer]

Nope. Cannot be used.

Can U.S Netflix account' s username password be used in India?

[jinju]

The Social Network

stayed away till now thinking what shud b interesting in such a film, but the positive reviewes had to eventually draw me in. Very very entertaining indeed. good performances too. the score was awesome. if not for ARR being in the fray, i wud've wished this one wins it.

[Sunil_M88]

The Truman Show

Jim Carey is always a watchable feast.

[Sunil_M88]

The Truman Show

Jim Carey is always a watchable feast. But in this performance, he soars by miles.

[V_S]

The Truman Show

Jim Carey is always a watchable feast. But in this performance, he soars by miles.
Yes I agree 100%. Jim Carey's finest performance IMHO, but his other movies I don't like much.

[salaam_chennai]

Black Swan

Average. Started well but as the movie proceeds it was very slow and dragging. It was very predictable too. Natalie Portman acted well.

oru vaati paakalaam.

[ajithfederer]

Up in the air (2009)- The subjects, the premises some directors make movies are wonderful 8-).

[kid-glove]

Deathly hallows Part 1 :clap:

Camera print :hammer:

Smitten by Emma Watson. Checked out many of her youtube videos last night.

And yeah, Harry has a much better chemistry with Hermione than Ron. It's an underplayed love triangle. Hermione and Harry are similar that they couldn't make their mind about the possibility of such a relationship. They share more similarities that they could be taken into a 'siblings' kind of a relationship. Perhaps also why Ron and Hermione easily buy into being a pair. Such contrast. :)

[P_R]

A short film about killing - Kieslowski

Most interesting looking film I have seen - possibly ever.
Almost made me wish that alone should suffice in a film.

kashka loopukku uLLa ellAm frame vachcha cameramanukku oru :clap:

[Vivasaayi]

A short film about killing - Kieslowski

Most interesting looking film I have seen - possibly ever.
Almost made me wish that alone should suffice in a film.

kashka loopukku uLLa ellAm frame vachcha cameramanukku oru :clap:

A short film about love pathuteengalaa?

[Querida]

Black Swan

Of the few Nat movies I've watched I haven't seen her play such a fragile character, usually she's the waif with guts...

disturbing yet unless you have no clue about Swan Lake you already know of her impending downfall. I wonder if at this point I am just too desensitized to be overly shocked by all the creepy effects... :sigh2:

Am much more fascinated with the focus on the toes en pointe, how the bodies give way to dance, the "prep" done to the ballet flats, the costumes, the background people and how sure they are of their craft, the utterly feminine surroundings of Nat's apartment and belongings....so much pain to create beauty(?)

I must also mention the performance of Barbara Hershey who played Nat's mom. Her performance is at times so intense that you do not know whether you feel disgusted or should you pity her behaviour.

[Querida]

RED - watchable, fun with big names.

[Avadi to America]

Up in the air (2009)- The subjects, the premises some directors make movies are wonderful 8-).

if you like this movie, probably, you may like the director's earlier movie also....."thank you for smoking"....I loved it....

[ajithfederer]

MI-3 : This is the best film in the series and by market dynamics the least grosser in the franchise. Near Clean action, Good Drama, Solid Villan and seamless screenplay. The director is the Dir of Lost series(Quite famous here). Good entertainment. Hope MI 4 is good.

Independence Day: I still like this film. By all means a trendsetter. Always like to take a peek when on TV. The tension is built step by step in the first 45 minutes. Not bad for a summer blockbuster. Willis and Jeff Goldblum - What a cool combo - Brawn and Brain. Special effects are state of the art; especially the mother ship and the other small alien crafts. Lots of cliches, but its ok.

The Jackal: Bruce willis on the other side of the law(Opp to Die hard) and Richard Gere is the hero, Surprise. Not Bad.

[NM]

SALT - interesting and different

[ajithfederer]

The Bourne Ultimatum: By all means one of the top five films in the last decade. An example for Model Action films. Matt Damon is super fantastic in this role. The stunts are glorious. Desh and Bourne fighting in the apartment is an trophy for stunt co-ordinators. The best shot of the film is Jason Jumping through the window. Did I say how much I love the Last song at the end of the credits.

The Wolfman: Watchable i guess. Benici del Toro and Anthony Hopkins(Ivarukku abnormal roles koduthae imsai pannuvanuga pola) are good. New girl to my like list is Emily Blunt. Super gorgeous and adequate acting from this sweetheart. She is in Adjustment Bureau :cool2:.

Kick Ass: Not bad, Not bad. Funny. Nicholas Cage and her daughter roles are :lol:. So is the hero and his gang of friends.

[ajithfederer]

Bachelor Party (1984) Raunchy as hell. Tom Hanks is a bachelor who decides to get married to his rich girl friend. The girl's parents dont like the idea. The girl's ex boy friend also plans to foil the marriage. Hanks friends decide to throw him a party and all hell breaks loose. Hanks and his antics are super funny. A fun watch for all GUYS, i say :P.

Catch me if you can: Right from Spielberg's Top rack. Hollywood must be greatful to have a great actor called Hanks. Dicaprio is good. His best scene in the film is his conversation with Hanks in France right before he gets arrested. Totally entertaining.

Troy: Good. It's sad that Brad Pitt is known mostly as a star. He is a very good actor. Eric Bana has a great role. Achilles and Hector fight is a top class stunt. Great sets and special effects to boot with.

Meet Joe Black: Brad pitt is Death in this film. He visits Anthony Hopkins when he takes a vacation. He falls in love with her daughter and soon he has to return. Quite an okay film. Little lengthy at 3 hours.

[VENKIRAJA]

Devil.
karna kodooram. Was texting and facebooking throughout the film. People were :lol: for most scenes especially those with jarring loud music.

[chevy]

The boy in striped pajamas and bad company :) two good movies in a row ....

[VENKIRAJA]

City of God. :notworthy:
The 6 gig bluray version this time. Seriously, it is worth every second. FXG and aXXo are all gross, relatively.

[Sarna]

Six days Seven Nights - watchable :)

Mean girls - fun filled movie :thumbsup:

[P_R]

It's a Wonderful Life

By all counts a padu sumaar film
School silrans play maadhiri superficiality
The 'what if' simulation was interesting but kinda wore out in a few mins.
Climoks miracle kooda predictable dhaan...pizhisalnu budhikku theriyudhu...irundhaalum dhukkam thoNdaiyai adaichiruchu.

Altruisaum, sagOrathuvaum, silrans...pOnRa vishayangaLla enna aNNan manOrama range-ku chattunu emotion aagurEn

[Benny Lava]

The Bourne Ultimatum: By all means one of the top five films in the last decade. An example for Model Action films. Matt Damon is super fantastic in this role. The stunts are glorious. Desh and Bourne fighting in the apartment is an trophy for stunt co-ordinators. The best shot of the film is Jason Jumping through the window. Did I say how much I love the Last song at the end of the credits.

+1. Very good example of how an action film should be :thumbsup:

[Raikkonen]

and then there were none (1945)

- very very good. i think this had an altered ending (from the novel). excellent casting.. especially the bumbling Mr.Rogers. he was so believable.

[P_R]

The Big Sleep

Thalai suthiruchu

Too complicated for its own good. It stopped being interesting after a point.

Artificial as it was, I liked the verbal volleys between Bogart and the girls, and others too. Really liked the idea of a detective figuring out as he goes, getting more info than he reveals etc. With some pruning it could have been much more engrossing than it was.

Kiravuso, thangaL karuthu enna?

[groucho070]

Thalai suthiruchu When writing the chauffers death part, the scriptwriters and the director called Chandler (who wrote the book) and asked who actually killed him, and Chandler replied, "Who the hell knows" :lol:

Lots of changes, and additional shots were made to accommodate Bogart/Baccal chemistry/craze amongst fans. Plus they cut down Martha Vickers' character which is a lot more interesting.

It's in my top ten because I'm a Chandler fan, and Bogart was awesome as Marlowe. Chandler, who had someone like Cary Grant in his mind when writing Marlowe, said, that Bogart was an inspiring choice because "he can be tough without a gun". Reminds me of Fleming who also had Grant-like person in mind, hated Connery, and then balti-adichufy after seeing the films and said Connery was good and made Bond half-Scots in the later books.

As for the complex plot, I am still rereading the book :?

Most of the dialogues are taken from the book, especially my fav:

Eddie Mars: Convenient, the door being open when you didn't have a key, eh?
Philip Marlowe: Yeah, wasn't it. By the way, how'd you happen to have one?
Eddie Mars: Is that any of your business?
Philip Marlowe: I could make it my business.
Eddie Mars: I could make your business mine.
Philip Marlowe: Oh, you wouldn't like it. The pay's too small.

[groucho070]

Charlie: The Life & Art of Charlie Chaplin (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379730/)

Superb stuff. Written by Richard Schiekel, concerntrated more on the art than the life, so it's a must for film buffs, especially Kamal fans :wink: Oh, and Woody Allen fans too. I am looking at you, P_R. :D

[P_R]

Thalai suthiruchu When writing the chauffers death part, the scriptwriters and the director called Chandler (who wrote the book) and asked who actually killed him, and Chandler replied, "Who the hell knows" :lol: :lol:

I actually forgot about the driver by the time the film ended. :oops:


Bogart was an inspiring choice because "he can be tough without a gun". Oh yeah...he was excellent.


Eddie Mars: Convenient, the door being open when you didn't have a key, eh?
Philip Marlowe: Yeah, wasn't it. By the way, how'd you happen to have one?
Eddie Mars: Is that any of your business?
Philip Marlowe: I could make it my business.
Eddie Mars: I could make your business mine.
Philip Marlowe: Oh, you wouldn't like it. The pay's too small. Yeah many like that. Quite enjoyable.

[P_R]

Charlie: The Life & Art of Charlie Chaplin (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379730/)

Superb stuff. Written by Richard Schiekel, concerntrated more on the art than the life, so it's a must for film buffs, especially Kamal fans :wink: Oh, and Woody Allen fans too. I am looking at you, P_R. :D

Oh paathura vENdiyadhu dhaan.

Actually I haven't seen many Chaplin films

The Immigrant, Gold Rush, City Lights, Modern Times and some shorts on TV which I don't know by name.

Among his talkies I was not that impressed by Great Dictator. Was bored by the few minutes of King in New York which I saw recently.

edhukkum documentary-ai paarthu vaippOm :lol2:

[P_R]

Double Indemnity

Now that's an enjoyable film.
Thrilling without having to give much time handicap.
After 'Big Sleep' I guess I was okay with a relatively straight story, told well.

As far as my personal evaluation goes, Wilder vittadhai pudichuttAr :P

[groucho070]

Double IndemnityChandler had headache adapting the novel for screen, pointed out the original author's (Cain) poor writing. That "everything he touches, smells of Billy goat" :lol:

Plus, issues with Wilder hated seeing him walking and swinging Malacca cane, which he calls, "monkey stick".

I am definitely biased when I say this is Wilder's best. Maybe :? Thilak sandaikku vanthuraporaaru.

[groucho070]

Among his talkies I was not that impressed by Great Dictator. Was bored by the few minutes of King in New York which I saw recently.Rendume heavy on politics (left-leaning). GD had a very poor speech scene at the end, spoils everything. King is blatantly political, though the reality TV thing was a bit prophetic.

Speaking of GD, can anyone confirm on whether Hitler was influenced by Chaplin for that mustache. Speaking of mustache, PR innum irukka eduttacha? :P

[Querida]

"Exit Through The Gift Shop"

While the movie is one in which I paused and went back just to see the pieces shown...the whole premise being a hoax would help me sleep better at night...

The Banksy art was intriguing: http://www.banksy.co.uk/index.html

Banksy Film, A Hoax :?: : http://www.fastcompany.com/1616365/banksy-movie-prankumentary

[P_R]

GD had a very poor speech scene at the end, spoils everything. :exactly: aanaa adhai aahA oHonnu pugazhndhuttAnga. kEttA humanisaumnuttaanga.


Speaking of GD, can anyone confirm on whether Hitler was influenced by Chaplin for that mustache. :lol:

I like the Adenoid Hynkel speech though. Total gibberish, nadu naduvula "sauerkraut" ellAm varum :rotfl:


Speaking of mustache, PR innum irukka eduttacha? :P
:lol:
ippo additionalA (a la My Dear maarthANdan) dhaavaankattaila oru vaNdu ukkAndhirukku.

[ajithfederer]

Watching The Inside Man Opening Credits. It opens with Universal's Logo with ARR's Chaiyya chaiyya song and after Clive Owen's monologue the music continues with the other credits.

Nice and Good.

[groucho070]

ippo additionalA (a la My Dear maarthANdan) dhaavaankattaila oru vaNdu ukkAndhirukku. :lol: That's Gounds' comment right? Sariya nyabagam illa. Anyway same here.

[P_R]

The Pianist - for those with a taste for eternity

[V_S]

PR & grouch,
The Big Sleep is an excellent film (as I mentioned earlier), but as you mentioned, it's too complex to understand the plot the first time. I also needed to rewind and enable subtitles for certain dialogues, but once everything is understood, for subsequent viewing, it was very engrossing to me, especially the dialogues, very sarcastic. Bogart at his best.

Also, there are few changes done in the film (as mentioned by grouch) compared to the actual novel.
In the actual novel, Carmen (Vivian's sister) Killed Reagan, but in the film, it is blamed on Mars.

[P_R]

The Pianist - for those with a taste for eternity

There is one scene in the movie which is perhaps all the film was about.

Brody - a Jew in hiding in Warsaw taken over by the Nazis - is made to hide in an apartment. He is to live without making his existence known to neighbours. His friends will come by and leave him food.

The apartment has a piano, which he 'plays'. He hears the music although his fingers are a few inches above the keyboard as he plays in the air.

A lovely moment. Encapsulates his condition, of those like him, humanity at large etc.

Problem is, it comes about a tedious hour and a half into the movie.
An unbelievably superficially written hour and half. Characters as simple, heartspeaking, convenient as they get. Scenes and situations just a series of cliches. Yes it is real-life based so those situations are familiar. Granted. But it did not evoke the kind of impact it ought to have.

Respect for Spielberg trebles :bow: The train scene from which Neeson rescues Ben Kingsley. Heart vaaikku vandhurum. There are sequences like that here which make no impact whatsover.

You have a random pick-up and shoot, o the cruelty of Nazis, scenes. Again not a patch on Schindler.

The 'useless' professor who is sent to work as a factory marvelling at the production of a utensil. What a goddawesome moment in Schindler. That is a true human moment. :bow:

Many conversations are :lol: worthy.

Height was one where they are all waiting for the train to take them to the camps. One gendilman is reading Shylock

Brody: what are you reading
P1: (starts quoting full emotion) if you prick us do we not bleed/if you wrong us shall we not revenge

If you start with a weak, bland content it's going to be tough to make an interesting film out of it.

[kid-glove]

'Humanity at large', 'Human condition' seem little too nuanced to find currency in Schindler's. It's a mighty simplistic dual parable of monster (the bigger challenge is to show the human in the monster unlike the 'Goeth'ification here) and messiah that are as subtle as sledgehammer. Is it effective? Possibly. And it's also extremely unethical with regards to stylization of 'the cruelty of Nazis. And the jarring multiple POVs made it even more problematic (As against Pianist's carefully realized POV of the oppressed)

I think superficiality is a virtue of all holocaust films rendered in English. In fact, the characterizations, conversations and style of acting in Polanski's film seems lot closer to the behavior that I have seen in European WWII films (in the original language) than Schindler's, which apart from being somewhat Americanized, also suffers from a conspicuously melodramatic score (Extremely effective I admit).

Our ongoing debate to what is 'real' in films (and its importance) is best emphasized by Pianist, Schindler's vis-a-vis the 'what-if?' scenario (although made extremely plausible) of Inglorious basterds. While the former is informed by real-life happenings (edited, rewritten and dramatized of course), it's compromised by lack of authenticity in language and behavioral gestures. Suggestiveness is required to elevate the experience. OTOH, a film like Inglorious basterds addresses, and is extremely concerned about some of these aspects that it even comments on it. The lingual specificity is a matter of life and death. This is where you find QT so much more 'meta-' and advanced. Pity about the cocky demeanor in some of the interviews, the man is so much more than that.

[kid-glove]

Zizek andrE sonnar:

"Schindler's List is, at the most basic level, a remake of Jurassic Park (and, if anything, worse than the original), with the Nazis as the dinosaur monsters, Schindler as (at the film's beginning) the cynical-profiteering and opportunistic parental figure, and the ghetto Jews as threatened children (their infantilization in the film is eye-striking) - the story the film tells is about Schindler's gradual rediscovery of his paternal duty towards the Jews, and his transformation into a caring and responsible father."

[P_R]

And it's also extremely unethical with regards to stylization of 'the cruelty of Nazis.
edhai solreenga?
It was universally horrific. Random acts of violence, the old man made to do situps in the buff to show he is fit (enought to live on), Fiennes shooting the boy - every single one was extremely impactful. And 'real'.

OTOH the Nazis in Pianist were monsters. NY celebration ragging, dance as you wait at the level crossing ragging etc, slap the old armbanded man who does not salute, no sidewalk for you people, walk in the gutter, shoot the meek woman who asks a simple question etc.


'Humanity at large', 'Human condition' seem little too nuanced to find currency in Schindler's. ennanga solreenga. PadamE adhu dhaanE. I could have done more.


suffers from a conspicuously melodramatic score :lol: kizhinjudhu. enakku nyAbagam irukkuRa oNNu reNdu BGM score-la idhuvum oNNu.

Zizek sonnadhu valid readingnE vachukuvOm, what is problematic about that ?

[kid-glove]

And it's also extremely unethical with regards to stylization of 'the cruelty of Nazis.
edhai solreenga?
It was universally horrific. Random acts of violence, the old man made to do situps in the buff to show he is fit (enought to live on), Fiennes shooting the boy - every single one was extremely impactful. And 'real'.

OTOH the Nazis in Pianist were monsters. NY celebration ragging, dance as you wait at the level crossing ragging etc, slap the old armbanded man who does not salute, no sidewalk for you people, walk in the gutter, shoot the meek woman who asks a simple question etc.
I'm speaking in formal terms. How it is shown. Pianist is much more real and shows ugly as 'ugly' and repulsive. Schindler's OTOH seemed to find pleasure in its tracking shots, sniper shots, and even the young girl's death. Cheap shot at death shower. What not?!




'Humanity at large', 'Human condition' seem little too nuanced to find currency in Schindler's. ennanga solreenga. PadamE adhu dhaanE. I could have done more.

'Human condition' isn't just about showing the extremes of bad and good in a simplistic manner.



suffers from a conspicuously melodramatic score :lol: kizhinjudhu. enakku nyAbagam irukkuRa oNNu reNdu BGM score-la idhuvum oNNu.
I admit it was effective. But Pianist seemed less superficial precisely for not having such a score. And less of 'messiah' moments. 'Ayyo paavam'-nu remba contrived-A irundha eppadi?


Zizek sonnadhu valid readingnE vachukuvOm, what is problematic about that ?
remba plain-A B/W-a irukku. Idhukku ivalo sound-A? avalo thaan.

[P_R]

I found the people in list far far from real than the single purpose characters who populated the pianist. The 'useless' professor's sense of wonder at the utensil factory is one of the Most human moments in film history. Poignant, funny, inspiring, tragic all rolled into one. What is killed when people are killed is that kind of a mind. Perhaps this what zizek calls infantile. :lol2:

[kid-glove]

Yeah, maybe if all the jews who get killed weren't reduced to merely hapless, Zizek would have digged it more than just 'infantile' methinks. :P

[ajithfederer]

I too like the Pianist more to Schindler's List. Not that S-L is bad or something but I like The Pianist more.