Review the Movie You Viewed 10 (out of 10=Masterpiece)

[lazarus]

Is that clear enough?

 

[No spoken words]

 

[LMP]

Munich is one atrocious sex scene away from being Spielberg's best dramatic film.

 

[Lancemc]

Your distaste for the final act of A.I. makes you a fully-fledged cinematic reject.

 

[lazarus]

The final scene is about as subtle as mid-80's Robin Williams on stage after an 8-ball. Same with Bana on the phone with the wife and baby.

The film isn't bad per se, but it's still a misfire. Nice to see Marie-Josée Croze in the buff, however.

 

[lazarus]

The final scene is about as subtle as mid-80's Robin Williams on stage after an 8-ball. Same with Bana on the phone with the wife and baby.

The film isn't bad per se, but it's still a misfire. Nice to see Marie-Josée Croze in the buff, however.

 

[LMP]

Your distaste for the final act of A.I. makes you a fully-fledged cinematic reject.

It's the execution, not the idea.

Also, I'm getting use to being a reject by now.

 

[No spoken words]

It's the execution, not the idea.

I like the idea of Laz's execution.

 

[lazarus]

Funny, I meant that Robin Williams metaphor as a response to LMP's Munich post, but it applies equally to the coda of A.I., which is equally bad and ham-fisted.

Hey Haley Joel, let me sit down next to you so I can unload a bunch of exposition!

 

[No spoken words]

I'm still convinced that we saw that in the same theater.

 

[lazarus]

I think I saw it on the 3rd Street Promenade on a weekday afternoon.

I literally could hear people groaning when the coda began, and throughout it.

 

[No spoken words]

I think I saw it on the 3rd Street Promenade on a weekday afternoon.

I literally could hear people groaning when the coda began, and throughout it.

I saw it in Westwood.

A few people groaned, but one guy yelled out "oh come on with this fucking bullshit" and it was hard to argue. I still love much about that film, very much, but that was hard to stomach.

 

[lazarus]

If I ever showed A.I. to friends, I'd probably pause in-between for about five minutes so they could enjoy a great film on its own, and then subject them to that landing on par with Wile E. Coyote's skills.

 

[No spoken words]

Maybe someone will choose AI for the movie club.

 

[Lancemc]

You didn't get it.

No, but seriously.

 

[No spoken words]

You didn't get it.

No, but seriously.

Hm?

 

[Lancemc]

It's way more snobbish not to explain what I mean.

 

[lazarus]

We're intelligent enough to understand what was going on, as well as the "irony" which causes to many to defend it. It was just poorly-written and directed.

 

[No spoken words]

It's way more snobbish not to explain what I mean.

That's true.

 

[purpleoscar]

YouTube - Black Narcissus (1947) - Theatrical Trailer - © General Film Distributors

One of many masterpieces by Powell and Pressburger.

 

[lazarus]

Love that movie.

 

[purpleoscar]

I could post a lot in this thread as I've seen most of the IMHO 10/10 movies ever.

 

[LMP]

What?

I'm holding out on seeing Black Narcissus until it's Blu Ray hits in late July.

POWELL, POWELL, POWELL, POWELL, POWELL -- POWELL, POWELL, POWELL, POWELL, POWELL.

 

[purpleoscar]

YouTube - Barry Lyndon - Trailer

One of the most gorgeous movies ever made.

 

[purpleoscar]

What?

I'm holding out on seeing Black Narcissus until it's Blu Ray hits in late July.

POWELL, POWELL, POWELL, POWELL, POWELL -- POWELL, POWELL, POWELL, POWELL, POWELL.

Should look good. I've had the French one that had the new transfer so I'm presuming the Criterion is the same.

I can't wait for another Criterion coming from the same guys:

YouTube - THE RED SHOES trailer

Jack Cardiff is da bomb!

 

[Lancemc]

I could post a lot in this thread as I've seen most of the IMHO 10/10 movies ever.

Have you, now?

 

[purpleoscar]

Have you, now?

Black Narcissus and Barry Lyndon in the past couple of weeks.

 

[LMP]

Barry Lyndon and Lolita need BD releases... right now. At the very least, anamorphic DVDs.

 

[Lancemc]

Black Narcissus and Barry Lyndon in the past couple of weeks.

That's exciting and all, but I'm still not sure I know what that statement I quoted is supposed to mean.

 

[purpleoscar]

Barry Lyndon and Lolita need BD releases... right now.

Barry Lyndon was screen with a new print sometime in the past couple of years but I have NO idea what's up with Blu-ray.