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Unread post by vic » Sun Dec 12, 2021 8:12 am

"The Father", with Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman. Excellent film, this is one of those that reminds me of why I love a good movie.

"Anthony" is old and have dementia, which makes his life a struggle because of the problems with keeping reality in check. "Anne" his daughter wants to take care of him.

A very simple plot executed with brilliance in every aspect.
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Unread post by wuxmedia » Tue Dec 14, 2021 7:57 am

Watched No time to die Bond film and was pretty good - the wife watching with me simultaneously accurately guessed various parts of the plot and had to have important bits explained to her.
Anyway was a classic Bond romp. Mostly
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Unread post by GekkoP » Thu Dec 23, 2021 1:23 pm

For the first time in years I am not even sure I can make a top 10 of the best films I've seen in 2021.

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Unread post by vic » Thu Dec 30, 2021 3:30 pm

Thanks for the write up, always a pleasure to read you. :)

"Don´t Look Up" on Netflix, a satirical look on the end of the world. Very enjoyable in my opinion.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11286314/? ... _sr_srsg_0
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Unread post by ivanovnegro » Thu Dec 30, 2021 10:12 pm

It is always interesting to see a summary of the year's movies by Manu. Verhoeven's flick is a must see for me.

And on a side note, because it is not worth more as that in my opinion. I bought the the Blu-Ray of Dune and can only say, meeeeeh. Nice picture but no content, no characters.

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Unread post by GekkoP » Fri Dec 31, 2021 8:42 am

^ I missed Dune, but if you say it has little of value in it I might pass it altogether.

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Unread post by vic » Sun Jan 02, 2022 3:46 pm

Watched "Power Of The Dog" by Jane Campion and "The Big Short" directed by Adam McKay on New Years Eve. Both worth watching in my opinion.

About "The Big Short" https://www.investopedia.com/articles/i ... lained.asp

There were a lot of stuff in this movie that I did not understand, the finance market seems to be a lot of mumbo jumbo to me. Like some weird ponzi scheme that not even the players themselves understand fully. Scary shit when you think about it.

Jane Campion does what she does, and I like and are fascinated by the slowness in her movies. Films that take their time to just tell the story. Anyway a very tranquil New Years weekend at home accompanied by good films. Sweet. :)
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Unread post by wuxmedia » Tue Jan 04, 2022 7:47 am

no one knew how widespread the losses were or who owed what, so they stopped lending completely.
Yes, pretty scary.
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Unread post by vic » Sun Jan 23, 2022 1:45 pm

Watched two ok films yesterday. With two very different stories.

"Hope" https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9812614/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3 About a woman that gets very bad news from her doctor, and how she and her family copes with it. Based on the directors experiences in a very similar situation. With Andrea Bræin Hovig and Stellan Skarsgård doing a great job.

"Mesterkokken Cheng" https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9779658/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 by Mika Kaurismäki. A warm human comedy. Liked it a lot, probably because it was easy for me to relate to the cultural landscape that plays an important part of the film.
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Unread post by ivanovnegro » Mon Jan 24, 2022 2:13 am

I am a sucker for movies and documentaries about rock climbing. Apart from going to the mountains with my bike and also running and hiking there I still do some bouldering, even though I reduced it.

So I watched this Netflix anime and really liked it. The Summit of Gods.

Recently I also watched Gaspar Noé's Climax. I am always somehow fascinated by his films, you remember Irreversible? I know you either love him or you hate him. Climax is a trip (good or bad :), I am still not sure) and the soundtrack is great.

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Unread post by GekkoP » Wed Jan 26, 2022 9:41 am

The price has finally dropped so I got De Palma's Scarface on 4K. I cannot believe one of my favourite films was still missing in my collection. The VHS does not count, of course. The UHD remaster is fantastic, both video-wise and sound-wise. Highly recommended.

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Unread post by vic » Tue Mar 08, 2022 9:00 pm

Watched a film called "Lighthouse" a couple of weeks ago. Awesome acting by William Dafoe and Robert Pattinson in a total shit of a movie about two guys getting drunk and masturbating. Avoid. :(
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Unread post by GekkoP » Wed Mar 09, 2022 9:32 am

I've been re-discovering the great cinema of Francesco Rosi these days. Start with Illustrious Corpses and enjoy.

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Unread post by vic » Sun Mar 13, 2022 7:25 am

Watched the Korean movie "Parasite" yesterday. Funny, tragic and satirical at the same time. well spent two hours for me. :)
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Unread post by ivanovnegro » Mon Mar 14, 2022 5:56 pm

^ I still have to get the chance to watch it.

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Unread post by GekkoP » Fri May 20, 2022 4:24 pm

Nightmare Alley
Del Toro is not my favourite director and yet I always end up watching his films. This is way too long to hold any interest in me. Cinematography-wise is a beauty, but it circles around the same thing over and over and over again.

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Unread post by GekkoP » Thu May 26, 2022 7:44 am

One for the Run
It's been a while since the last time I watched a good film from Thailand. This has Wong Kar-wai's money behind it, but some of his ideas as well.

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Unread post by wuxmedia » Sat May 28, 2022 6:31 pm

Passengers (2016)
Was a good, not too hard to understand, friday night family friendly film. Better with a couple of beers for full suspension of disbelief.
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Unread post by GekkoP » Sun Jun 05, 2022 7:05 am

Wild Things
Why don't they do this wannabe-dirty-but-end-up-being-a-bit-goofy-and-still-sleazy-somehow neo noir any more?

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