Jan 15, 2015

Just watched Dumb and Dumber To. As far as sequels go, pretty d--- good. Many LOL's were had.

 

Jan 15, 2015

u srs?

 

Jan 15, 2015

Yeah I laughed. I was also alive when the first when came out unlike you lol.

 

Jan 15, 2015

Frozen... All the ladies in the house here are singing 24/7. Let it gooooo, I will let you go b---- but not on a normal way.

 

Jan 15, 2015

Whoa man, relax.

 

Jan 15, 2015

Just watched trainspotters again, forgot how d--- good that movie is...

 

Jan 15, 2015

I also thought dumb and dumber to was pretty good, people had their expectations way too high and expected to enjoy it as much as they did when they watched the 1st one when they were 8 years old or whatever.

There were some funny parts and that's all I really cared about, didn't care much about the story or script. Just gotta sit back and enjoy a movie like that, not over analyze everything or compare it to the 1st.

 

Jan 16, 2015

Wayne's World. not sure why

 

Jan 16, 2015

Lol its funny thats why

 

Jan 16, 2015

Breaking the girls: 5/5

A movie I found on netflix tonight, d--- it surprised me. I'm a sucker for movies with great twists and let's just say...this had it. A lot of lesbian action that may bother some people or excite others, but the mystery of the story was great. I won't give anything away in case anyone wants to check it out too, but I loved it, might watch it again to make sure I understand everything lol. Kind of a slow build to start but I don't mind that.

 

Jan 16, 2015

The Conformist (1970) (Dir. Bertolucci) (Cin. Storaro)

The first thing I noticed was the contrasting depth of frame. The fore and background are played against each other early and often, frequently underlining a division between characters. The rare use of color punctuates the emotional overtone. The grand architecture reinforces the authority of the Fascist party, its emptiness signifying the social apprehension that claiming each other as comrade won't change. Lots of information in the frame at all times. Though showy in presentation, it is meaningfully composed.

Plato's Cave is a significant political metaphor. How a blind man can't be led astray by the illusory. How conforming to falsehood is either a defense mechanism or simply cowardice. How one can project their own shadows unknowingly, here in regards to sexuality. The two faced ways of espionage are a practical vehicle to explore identity in this way.

I'm going to have to watch this again to fully understand it all. An incredible film all around.

Also, that scene from Skyfall where he hops into the shower with the girl who just confessed to being molested? Yeah, I think they lifted that from this film. If so, it's a subtle homage that omits the details that make it seem organic. Here it's a closeted man mimicking affection he can't feel. In Skyfall it was just creepy as h---.

 

Jan 19, 2015

I watched most of Philip K d-ck's adaptations over the past few weeks.

Blade Runner - 10/10
Total Recall(1990) - 7.5/10
Screamers - 4/10
Minority Report - 8/10
Impostor - 3.5/10
Paycheck - 4/10
A Scanner Darkly - 10/10
Next - 1/10
The Adjustment Bureau - 6.5/10
Total Recall(2012) - 5/10

Blade Runner and A Scanner Darkly are absolute masterpieces. I ended up watching them again immediately after the first time.

 

Jan 20, 2015

John Wick (2014, Chad Stahelski) - 7/10
A Most Violent Year (2014, J.C. Chandor) - 8/10
The Devil's Advocate (1997, Taylor Hackford) - 6/10
Some Velvet Morning (2013, Neil LaBute) - 4.5/10
Reindeer Games (2000, John Frankenheimer) - 3.5/10

 

Jan 20, 2015

Foxcather 7.5/10. Very good movie.

 

Jan 20, 2015

American Sniper. loved it bradley cooper was brilliant

 

Jan 20, 2015

• 
  Locke 2014
  ★★★ Watched 19 Jan, 2015
  
  Overly sensational pillow shots and dissolves replete this mediocre concept film made engaging solely by Tom Hardy's magnetism.
  
  65- Decent.
  
  
• 
  Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles 1975
  ★★★★★ Watched 19 Jan, 2015
  
  Precision and detail ornament this aesthetically and narratively pure examination of quiet suffering. Stunning.
  
  96-Masterful
  

 

Jan 20, 2015

Just saw Locke last night on prime. Decent movie.

Watched The Act of Killing today though. God d---

 

Jan 20, 2015

Blackhat has so much good stuff, but also so much silliness. In all of the shootouts there have been in cinema's history, still no one does them like Michael Mann. Likewise, no one quite captures nighttime cityscapes and people looking cool as f--- in sunglasses like Mann. Unfortunately, the script is an often preposterous mess, but more problematic is that it doesn't really deliver on the promise of its intriguing premise. Mann directs the s--- out of it though and his increasingly impressionistic action aesthetic almost overcomes the script its tethered to.

 

Jan 21, 2015

Fury 8/10

 

Jan 21, 2015

Currently watching the new Ninja Turtles movie and OMG the special effects are flat out HORRID. Lol @ Splinter's appearance. What the h--- is wrong with Michael Bay? How does this guy continue to get work? He destroyed the Transformers franchise now it looks like he's doing the same to Turtles.

EDIT: Watching the part where Splinter is getting beat up by Shredder. Lmao, who the h--- gave this movie clearance to be released? And the part where the Turtles are kids or whatever. Wtf they look like god d--- burn victims.