Jeremy - I disagree with you regarding Gone Girl, as I don't think it's one of Fincher's best simply because of the ending, but he may have been constrained by the book, which I haven't read yet. But your "mini-reviews" have piqued my interest in several of those films. I'm especially interested in The Theory of Everything.
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Thanks for the reviews, Jeremy. I hope to see Gone Girl, Whiplash, Theory Of Everything, and Birdman, all of which I have read a bit about. I had heard nothing at all about Foxcatcher and Imitation Game, but will look them up because I am unfamiliar with the biographies they are based on. Chances are they are things I have heard about, but my mind won't make the leap from movie name to story.
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Jeremy--I'm curious to know what you'll think of Nightcrawler. Did you see Enemy yet?
Klonk's list: I've seen Blue Ruin and ABC's 2, both were pretty good.
Wondered if anyone had seen Here Comes the Devil?
Gone Girl was fkn excellent!!! You and your endings.Loved that ending. Poor, poor sack-less schmuck.
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Originally Posted by Paulie
Gone Girl was fkn excellent!!! You and your endings.
Not true at all! You're not paying attention.
I love the ending to Fincher's Seven and Fight Club, for example.
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
"Who would have thought a whale would be so heavy?" - Moe Sizlak
God I hated Se7en, it was just too painful to watch. I thought the endings for Gone Girl and Fight Club were both excellent.
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I blame Wynton, what was the question?
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That's better.
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
I *loved* the ending of Gone Girl, by the end of it I really felt those two assholes really deserved to spend the rest of their miserable lives stuck together. From what I gather, the ending in the movie is similar to the ending in the book, but I do want to read the book, the screenplay was written by the author so there can't be the usual "Wah! Wah! They changed my precious book!! WAH!".
No, it's on my list of things to see. It's weird, I just haven't gotten in to renting stuff via Netflix or online, I record everything off of cable. Might need to investigate Netflix or Hulu or similar since I haven't seen a lot of stuff from the last few years but I've pretty much seen everything worthwhile from the 1920's > 1950's on TCM and similar channels!Jeremy--I'm curious to know what you'll think of Nightcrawler. Did you see Enemy yet?
I saw it when it came out originally, I *still* have nightmares about some of it all these years later. Well done all involved, but I never ever want to see it again despite being a huge Fincher fanboy. BTW, it looks as if he's finally on board to do the second installment of the English-language Millenium trilogy (The Girl Who Played With Fire) with Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara, it's in the script stage. I went nuts for the Swedish-language version of the trilogy with Michael Nyqvist and Noomi Rapace so I'm looking forward to see what Fincher does with the material.God I hated Se7en, it was just too painful to watch
...or you could love
The Swedish version of the trilogy was outstanding, I was surprised how well they managed to do the Daniel Craig version (i.e. didn't horribly screw it up)
Ian
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Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
Interesting perspective and one that I had not really thought of. I am still not totally sure how I feel about the movie. I liked it, but did not love it. Yours is as good an explanation as any as to the ending though.
What? WHAT?!? I loved that movie. Come for the nudity (I agree, it wasn't the best part of the movie), stay for the moody fish-out-of-water alien biopic. I actually liked it more after the fact (I.E. the more I thought about it). Yes, it's very specifically paced, but you have to understand what's going on, and I love a movie that doesn't insult your intelligence by telling you everything that's going on.
I really need to see Babadook.
And Birdman is still my movie of the year. Everyone in the cast was fantastic (Emma Stone! The scene where she tells off her dad and then just looks horrified at herself for what just came out of her mouth -- again, without insulting the audience by saying anything about it, done all with non-verbals -- I love good non-verbals.).
Saw Into the Woods -- it was good. Only recommended to people who like musicals, though.
rcarlberg: Is there anything sadder than a song that has never been played?
Plasmatopia: Maybe a song in D minor that has never been played?
bob_32_116: That would be a terrific triple bill: Cyan, Magenta and Yello.
trurl: The Odyssey: "He's trying to get home."
Ouch, that Brad Pitt crying scene... yikes!
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That's a very, very serious allegation son.Not even a naked Scarlett Johanson could save this snoozer.
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Called it as I saw it. And I saw it, all of it (Ms Scarlett) and still regreted the time spent. I stand by the adjective, horrid.
Don't want to include any spoilers yet, but has any of you seen the end of this film?Ouch, that Brad Pitt crying scene... yikes!
Yeah, I think you're right. I had to think about it for a while. It was pretty good really.
The Interview is one funny flick. If you recoil from raunch, profanity, and gratuitous stereotyping, stay away. If you like what Rogen and Franco do, wade in.
Saw the 3rd Hobbit movie. Meh, entertaining enough, but...hated some of the typical Hollywood tropes shown. [spoiler]The "eyes suddenly open" scene comes to mind.[/spoiler] No spoiler tags? Yeezh. Alright, making it white-on-white -- select to view text. EDIT: Alright, that didn't work either, don't know what color that is, got it as close as I care to.
rcarlberg: Is there anything sadder than a song that has never been played?
Plasmatopia: Maybe a song in D minor that has never been played?
bob_32_116: That would be a terrific triple bill: Cyan, Magenta and Yello.
trurl: The Odyssey: "He's trying to get home."
Thief ( 1981)
Pre Miami Vice Michael Mann crime film starring James Caan.
It has that dated 80s look, but still a decent bank robbery caper.
The Tangerine Dream score worked well with Manns hyper visual style.
no tunes, no dynamics, no nosebone
Why did we watch The Woman in Black last night? It was my wife's fault. Free on Amazon at least.
Now downloading Gone Girl and The Conjuring.
One of my favorite films.
I think it has more of a '70s look, but anything '80-'82 I still consider as having a '70s bleedover. Either way, it's great.
TD's best score. It's been issued on CD no fewer than six times, the latest being last year's remaster on Perseverance.
The dated 80s look due to Michael Manns style which I still associate with Miami Vice.
But I agree that up until 1982, most movies looked and felt like the 70s.
A few fine examples would be The Verdict , Body Heat and Ordinary People .
no tunes, no dynamics, no nosebone
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