Lancemc
Blue Crack Addict
I seriously thought about driving to Philly tomorrow night to see it again...
I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!
I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!
anitram said:Juno. 8/10.
I mainly ranked it that based on the performances. Ellen Page was fantastic and I've always loved Alison Janney and she definitely doesn't disappoint here ("As soon as you move out, I'm getting Weimeraners!" was just hilarious). Jennifer Garner was perfectly cast as well.
Definitely leans on the cutesy side and the dialogue is frankly ridiculous at times. But I found that it got better as the movie went on (the worst bits were right at the start in the convenience store and when she called her best friend). It got a little less Gilmore Girls and a little more human after that. A little.
Lancemc said:I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!
LemonMacPhisto said:
What did you think about Jason Bateman's character/lack of resolution? He may have been my favorite character apart from Juno herself.
anitram said:
I actually liked not knowing what happened to him, because truth be told, I don't think it was anything good. When his wife told him that he had to grow up, I think she called him on it. At some point, reality has to set in and while I agree that he was miserable in the marriage, I don't think that he was really going to ever be able to do with his life what he actually wanted to do. So it made sense to me that we were shown what happened to everyone else but him - they all got what they wanted; I simply assumed he went chasing rainbows.
lazarus said:LMP, from what I've heard TWBB isn't opening in Orlando until Jan 18th.
<sigh>
The milkshake will be spoiled by then, I imagine.
"I'm finished."
anitram said:Juno. 8/10.
I mainly ranked it that based on the performances. Ellen Page was fantastic and I've always loved Alison Janney and she definitely doesn't disappoint here ("As soon as you move out, I'm getting Weimeraners!" was just hilarious). Jennifer Garner was perfectly cast as well.
Definitely leans on the cutesy side and the dialogue is frankly ridiculous at times. But I found that it got better as the movie went on (the worst bits were right at the start in the convenience store and when she called her best friend). It got a little less Gilmore Girls and a little more human after that. A little.
Lancemc said:A very brief review now:
Sweeney Todd - 8/10
More enjoyable than I thought it would be, I'm still not a huge Depp fan and his songs specifically failed to impress. The supporting cast was wonderful though, notable Helena Bonham Carter in probably my favorite role from her. Burton is still Burton, but it actually works with this story for a change. Yay.
lazarus said:
8 out of 10? I think you're being a bit too kind.
Though your scores tend to be on the high end anyway.
No comment on Atonement?
Lancemc said:An R-rated film musical about a barber who slits the throats of his victims and has them baked into meat pies? And such a film that actually succeeds artistically? That might be worth an 80%, no?
Lancemc said:Le Samourai - 10/10
I'm really picking 'em well lately. My first Melville, and I doubt I could have chosen a better introduction. This is really a landmark film of the french new wave, and pretty much sets the bar for much of the crime thriller genre of the last 40 years.
Alain Delon's commanding performance as Jef, a hired gunman with samurai-like deliberation and honor, is the driving force of this film along with Melville's pitch-perfect command over the film's complete direction. This is possibly as close to perfect as this type of story comes, and the Criterion Collection transfer I watched is absolutely stunning.
monkeyskin said:
Out of Sight
Hard to believe this is nearly ten years old now, but it is still one of the coolest films to have come out in a long time. Every viewing is a joy and demonstrates what Steven Soderbergh can achieve when he really tries to make films that are both commercial and artistic. George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez set the screen alight whether in the sticky heat of Florida or the freezing alleyways of Detroit and has a contender for one of the most erotic love scenes ever. Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle and Steve Zahn offer flawless support and the timeframe jumping / colour coordinating tricks used by Soderbergh are both stylish and subtle.
corianderstem said:And peppier tunes.
anitram said:Out of Sight is a fantastic movie and as an added bonus, a nice reminder of a time when JLo didn't make me gag.
I've noticed a bit of a problem with the system of ratings I've been using this past year, so for the remainder of the year and especially for 2008 I'll be putting up this revised rating system to better gauge the quality of the films I see. I'll soon be revising all the scores for my 2007 films to match this slightly altered system here, and all scores from this point out will be based on this system. The idea is to provide a broader spectrum for the high end films. I currently have 3 films from the year with a score of 10/10, which simply doesn't speak of the subtle difference in quality among the absolute best film of the year. So here we go:
10 - Masterpiece : This is the type of film that surpasses all lower qualification. A true landmark of the art of cinema. A film that functions on its own set of rules and raises the bar for the medium.
9.0/9.5 - Exceptional : Films that exceed excellence. These are films that absolutely everyone should see, because they are truly noteworthy works of filmmaking that demonstrate exquisite levels of artistic accomplishment.
8.0/8.5 - Excellent : Works that showcase outstanding craft and artistry. These films set to achieve a high goal of art or entertainment and succeed in nearly all respects.
7.0/7.5 - Great : Works that showcase very good levels of craft and/or artistry. These films set to achieve a high goal of art or entertainment and succeed in many respects.
6.0/6.5 - Good : Films that demonstrate better than average achievements of art or entertainment. These films may set to achieve certain goals and fail, but contain more positive qualities than negative ones.
5.0/5.5 - Fair : Films that exhibit some kind of favorable quality, that may range from pure entertainment value or an ambitious artistic goal, but fail to succeed as a truly good film.
4.0/4.5 - Mediocre : Films that most audiences should generally avoid, these are bland unfit works that typically showcase neither notably positive nor exceedingly negative qualities.
3.0/3.5 - Poor : Films that fail in nearly all respects, and are wholly unworthy of recommendation.
2.0/2.5 - Awful : Films that achieve surprising levels of negative quality, they typically devoid of any artistic or entertainment value.
0.5/1.0/1.5 - Abysmal : a·bys·mal –adjective
2. extremely or hopelessly bad or severe: abysmal ignorance; abysmal poverty.
0.0 - Impossible : Practically no film could ever be this bad, because it would single-handedly make the medium of film itself despicable .
the tourist said:I loved the music of Sweeney Todd! I'm totally going to buy the soundtrack.