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Cool title. Apt also.
Yeah, better than the other one. Poll-llu Kool-llu? :huh:
Edit. There is no mod listed here. Why don't you appoint yourself as the mod here, PR? There are so few of us, so we won't bug you all that much :P
Poll...how about something on the lines of Hollywood versus the rest.
Folks like me who know neither will gladly jump in and get vitriolic on Swedes and Iranian who muse on my time.
PR, kid-glove and others, your post is very much needed in this thread --> http://www.mayyam.com/hub/viewtopic.php?t=13165. Please post your list there.
Good idea. Hollywood, then the continents. But then, I'd separate Brits which sort of overlaps Hollywood sometimes. Hmm...eppadi...ulagam romba perusubaa.
Yes. :thumbsup: I maintain that it is one of the sleekly shot films of all time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Feddy
We had a short discourse about the film.
City Lights :rotfl: & :cry:
Chaplin :notworthy: :notworthy:
gotto watch this wknd!Quote:
Originally Posted by littlemaster1982
Foreign phillims-kku thani thread?! (Non Indian language, Non English)
Asian films-kku oru thread irukku already. European films-nu oru thread potta podhum-nu ninaikkiren :roll:
NammallAm nicraguan, Ethiopian films paakkura peter boys. :lol2:
AdhellAm Europe-la varaadhu. Anyway ippO dhAn konja naalaa active-A irukku indha section. IppOdhaikku oru thread pOdhum :)
King of comedy.
Thoroughly enjoyed it. Didn't feel authentic Scorcese or De Niro, yet much satisfying. :notworthy:
De Niro - Terrific :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by VENKIRAJA
What is authentic Scorsese? The man has transgressed all genres. :boo:
enakku therinja varaikkum-nu vachukkalAmE...Quote:
Originally Posted by kid-glove
Or atleast his films much recently..
Kundun, Bringing out the dead, Aviator, Gangs of NY, Departed.
That's remarkable versatility. :D
Again I watched "The Devil wears Prada" in cable.
bio, based on true story, bio, based on true story, remade gangster flick. Inna versatility?Quote:
Originally Posted by kid-glove
Like it or not, the man is born to make gangster films. Original, raw, intense and disturbingly violent, there has never been a director like him before in the US.
But if you want to see him in different genres, than you should list films like Last Temptation or even the cute After Hours, very grossly underrated and, well, forgotten.
Transcending all genre-na, you can include Spielberg in the list. Let's see, he has made comedy, sci-fi, war flick, adventure, drama, historical drama, biography, appappa....he even made a Kubrick film!!! Check out his entry in IMDB...mayakkamee vanthudum.
Edit. BOTD is not based on true stroy :oops:
groucho,
kundun and aviator - biography apdingradhaala ore bracketla poda mudiyuma?
based on true story and biographylaam dont define the "content type"... or does it?
and yes..Spielberg is versatile than scorcese :).
Yeah, they don't define content. But we were talking about "genre" athan appadi onnaa seerthen. :)
I still have not seen Kundun and not intending to. Aviator was good and could have been great if the lead performances was better. I still cannot jeeraniku-fy De Caprio/Scorcese partnership. Nesstu Shutter Island varuthu, might see it if only for the reason that my fiance is nuts about the pretty boy. :|
interesting...the visuals and music in trailor will pull anyone.Quote:
Originally Posted by groucho070
movie was good too...especially the first 30-45 minutes
Watched Aviator quite reluctantly because it starred DiCaprio. But ended up feeling he was the best part of the movie.
Bringing out the Dead is the kind of movie one (I mean I) wouldn't watch again. But the 'atmosphere sinking in' and all happened very well in the film. It had a bunch of good looking scenes that are stuck in my memory.
Just watched "The Changeling" :shaking:
Ooooooh boy is it unsettling....the misuse of authority is just as frightening as the crimes committed. :evil:
Though I cannot help but wonder how it would have been if they had included Norcott's mother in the movie...especially since she did in reality play a part in the whole macabre tragedy. [*spoiler alert]It was also quite creepy how the real killer and the actor who portrayed him seemed very similar...it was like seeing the spot-on similarities between Capote and Philip Seymour Hoffman. [end*]Angelina played her part well, but so did the man portraying the captain and the detective as well as the spunky little Hutchins boy. I guess it was just me but Malkovich did seem to give out a sinister vibe even though he was playing the crusader.
Groucho,
I only listed his "recent films", it's been a decade or so since he ventured into Gangster films, yet he is conveniently bracketed. Based on true story, biopic, etc-lam velaikku agaadhu. He has transgressed different genres (not 'all' as I put it in reflex, I'll give you that much), and has redefined himself time and again.
I like it. But his best films are Raging bull, and Taxi Driver.Quote:
The man is born to make gangster films. Original, raw, intense and disturbingly violent, there has never been a director like him before in the US. Like it or not
It's anything but cute I say. I liked it, and I also loved the dark comedy, "King of Comedy". "Last temptation" is resoundingly decent.Quote:
the cute After Hours
Spielberg has definitely shown versatility, yes. In the process of being called overrated over the years, is well and truly underrated. :wink:
Who Spielberg ?
What was his last ? Munich, right ?
I was quite annoyed with Munich. It had potential to be a really good film with many great sequences(the double booking of the safe house - was almost Coenian) but he messed it up by diluting and concocting convenient conversations etc.
Speaking of "After Hours", I watched Stephen Frears-Day-Lewis film "My beautiful Laundrette". DDL could do no wrong. :notworthy: I'll have to watch more films of Hanif Kureishi, but this film was bloody impressive for its low production values. The protagonist isn't impressive (partly due to the actor perhaps!), but overall it's a worthy watch for some insight into the Asian & Whites community of 80's London.
Munich had many impressive sequences, but as you say there are tiring parts. The Brooklyn sequences overstepped it, and the transition between orgasm & killings was hilarious. I liked the film overall.Quote:
Originally Posted by Prabhu Ram
Indy IV. Which I liked :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Prabhu Ram
Yeah, not all. But pretty impressive. Remember, he even made a musical, no matter how depressing it is. What bugs me is, rather than making something personal, he has gone into mainstream genre stuff. The last film that saw Scorcese in a Scorcese movie was Casino. Then, he did Kundun, subject matter that I was not interested in.Quote:
Originally Posted by kid-glove
He did BOTD, which was as dozy as the protagonist (some nice Scorcese cinematographic touch there when the camera does a 180 degree pan upwards and downwards to track the ambulance).
After that GONY, where a very American Italian looking lead was suppose to be Irish! Irish!!! Athuvum sleep inducing-a irunthuchu.
The Aviator. Nice cinematography. Bad casting.
The Departed. Too bad, the original was far more awesome and again, De Caprio :evil:
Wait, what were we discussing? :?
You are discussing his lead casting. "Kundun" is very different from other Scorsese films, sort of like "Last temptation" of 90s, as in a change of style.
I was not so sure. It is not that conclusive.Quote:
Originally Posted by Querida
Oh yeah. Brace yourself with more bio. Nesstu is either or both on Sinatra or/and Theodore Roosevelt. And here's the "best" part, De Caprio is slated to play Teddy :roll:Quote:
Originally Posted by kid-glove
I've given up on Scorcese. Really.
I don't bother much about Di caprio these days. He has shown signs of improvement. :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by groucho070
Yeah groucho. Metoothinks he has improved. Jack Dawson drowned in the Atlantic and we applauded with shouts of 'good for you'. But he has become better since then.
He was pretty good in aviator. I particularly like the scene in the Aviator where he is negotiating with the reporter for the Spencer Tracey -Katherine Hepburn photographs.
But of course Teddy Roosevelt with a moustache and all :lol2: I think he is venturing into comedy now
:lol: Neeggalumaa?Quote:
Originally Posted by Prabhu Ram
Sari, sari. Marupadiyum cable-a vanthuchu-na innoru murai paarkuren.
Spellbound - Rubbish :x
She was the best part of the film (the German analyst was great too i thought) but ammani-yala kooda kaappaatha mudiyala!Quote:
Originally Posted by kid-glove
She was great in Notorious too
Absolutely! Liked Notorious and even Rear Window.Quote:
Originally Posted by kid-glove
Psycho/Vertigo - Idhukka indha build-up? :huh:
Pseudo-psychoanalytic crap tholla thaala mudiyala pa :banghead:
One Kostin: Melai naadugal-la makkal ennamo barber shop pora madhiri analyst kitta poraanga! Especially in Woody Allen films :lol2:
Enna ippadi solliputeenga.. :(Quote:
Psycho/Vertigo - Idhukka indha build-up?
Pseudo-psychoanalytic crap
:lol: As you say, it reflects more of Woody and bohemian life style in and around Manhattan.Quote:
Melai naadugal-la makkal ennamo barber shop pora madhiri analyst kitta poraanga!