EDF Movies Thread - EDF Forum

PartyGirlUK · 12-23-2010, 04:39 AM

Last three films I have seen at the cinema:

Social Network - pitch perfect acting, great script laced with a couple of good laughs and a great score. I enjoyed every minute of it, regardless of how true to life the story was. 5/5

Black Swan - Taut psychological thriller with sprinklings of out and out horror. Great acting and the attention of Aronofsky was special. Covers the subject of sexuality exceptionally well. The score of course was fantastic. My main gripe was too much out and out horror, but take that fwiw since I am not a fan of that genre. 4/5

The Fighter. Formulaic boxing story based on real life. Christian Bale proves a master of disguise once again played junkie ex boxer Dickie Ecklund. His range is stunning. Melissa Leo makes a very convincing case for best supporting actress awards and Amy Adams was excellent too. The film never really gripped me, and I didn't have great sympathy with any of the characters. It was OK, but unlike the aforementioned duo, I am in no rush to see this one again. 3/5

I am thinking of going later today to see either True Grit or The King's Speech. Thoughts on which I should see are appreciated!

panda · 12-23-2010, 10:32 AM

There's a very good film thread in The Lounge with a good number of regular contributors and discussions etc, I would suggest using that instead of starting up another.

Does anybody know why the UK is getting some films at the moment (Black Swan, The Fighter, True Grit) so much later than the US?

El Diablo · 12-23-2010, 05:05 PM

Dean,

Go see True Grit so you can post a review here! I will probably go see it anyway, but the idea of a True Grit remake is so weird. But I often feel that way about iconic movies/actors.

David O. Russell, Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams means I am seeing The Fighter no matter what. Black Swan I'm def seeing - even people who didn't like it are telling me they still recommend checking it out. I also haven't seen Tron yet - need to hit up the IMAX 3D for that one.

I am sooooo behind on movies...

Syous · 12-24-2010, 10:09 AM

People who didn't like Black Swan have no idea what a good movie is unless it contains sex and explosions

**Pudge714** · 12-24-2010, 01:43 PM

El D,
Tron is supposed to be terrible. Not terrible in a b movie kind of way. Terrible in a why the **** are they talking for 35 minutes straight I want to see a light cycle death match ffs kind of way.

SinK · 12-24-2010, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by panda

There's a very good film thread in The Lounge with a good number of regular contributors and discussions etc, I would suggest using that instead of starting up another.

Does anybody know why the UK is getting some films at the moment (Black Swan, The Fighter, True Grit) so much later than the US?

This is to do with the way a film is publicised and the number of prints that are done. Releasing a film everywhere at once means that you have to pay for TV spots, cinema trailer time and prints of the film for all the cinemas which makes for huge cash expenditure before you have any money coming in or any idea how profitable the film is. Along with this you have the logistics of sending your stars out on to plug the film on chat shows and the like.

All this means that films tend to see the inside of a cinema first in their own country and then depending in their success they will either be released soon after abroad or for smaller less commercial or commercially successful films they will wait till the film has either covered its costs in its home country or else has ceased to take money at the box office before releasing it abroad.

PartyGirlUK · 12-28-2010, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by El Diablo

Dean,

Go see True Grit so you can post a review here! I will probably go see it anyway, but the idea of a True Grit remake is so weird. But I often feel that way about iconic movies/actors.

David O. Russell, Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams means I am seeing The Fighter no matter what. Black Swan I'm def seeing - even people who didn't like it are telling me they still recommend checking it out. I also haven't seen Tron yet - need to hit up the IMAX 3D for that one.

I am sooooo behind on movies...

Haven't seen the original but this was lots of fun. Typical Coen brothers films (many gruesome deaths & black humour). It was excellently paced, with location/situation changes making sure I never got bored. Big gripe though was the sometimes indecipherable nature of Jeff Bridges's accent. I missed about 30% of what he said, and that wasn't just a British thing, my American friend felt the same way. There was also a couple of moments in it that were cliche/predictable, and the film loses points for that + I didn't enjoy the final scene. It scores 4/5 with subtitles, 3.5/5 without.

**Zeno** · 12-29-2010, 01:42 AM

The Coen Brothers remake of True Grit is very well done. Go see it. That is all.

-Zeno

Chin Musik · 12-29-2010, 05:42 AM

I thought Black Swan was tremendously acted, filmed and directed. Natalie Portman was amazing and Aronofsky killed it as usual.

But after watching it I can't say that I particularly enjoyed it in a traditional sense, or that I would watch it again. Does that make it any worse of a movie, that is was so uncomfortable to watch?

lucid75 · 12-31-2010, 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Chin Musik

I thought Black Swan was tremendously acted, filmed and directed. Natalie Portman was amazing and Aronofsky killed it as usual.

But after watching it I can't say that I particularly enjoyed it in a traditional sense, or that I would watch it again. Does that make it any worse of a movie, that is was so uncomfortable to watch?

I think being unpleasant to watch doesn't make a bad movie tbh. I felt similarly about Requiem for a Dream, and it left me feeling anxious and weird, but it's still a great movie. It's sort of like music genre preferences. You can say that one type of music isn't your cup of tea, but you can still admit that it is a legit genre w/ legit talent.

As for Black Swan, I thought it was very good, but I probably wouldn't watch it again. It does very well with a fairly simple story, but it does it extremely well. And it's kind of a big downer movie, and ballet really isn't my thing.

ProBoyMagic · 01-01-2011, 06:32 AM

I don't remember if I felt the same watching Requiem for a Dream, but during Black Swan, I felt this tenseness take over me during the entire movie - a sort of anxiety that lasted from start to finish.

I'd like to read a Blue Valentine review from someone here who has seen it. Haven't heard much about it otf.

Ron Burgundy · 01-01-2011, 06:40 PM

The Hunter

Iranian movie about a guy who hunts recreationally and works a crappy job as a night security guard. One day his wife and daughter are killed and he believes it's the fault of the police. So he decides to take revenge.

It was pretty slow and meh up until the last 20 minutes.

7/10

Cruel Restaurant

I would recommend this only if you really like Japanese B movies. The plot may or may not have been inspired by Dumplings, which was a great movie imo.

The owners of a dumpling restaurant are suspected of murdering people and using the victim's flesh to make dumplings.

Spoiler:

turns out they did commit the murders, but didn't use human meat in the dumplings. The secret to the dumplings was that the cute female chef stuffed them up her vag before cooking them lolz

5/10

Snipe · 01-01-2011, 06:53 PM

I personally loved True Grit, however I'm a huge Coen Brother's fan, and have liked everything they've done (yes, Lady Killers and Intolerable Cruelty included).

Once again, they deliver with perfect casting, fantastic writing, and the same iconic attention to detail that has become their trademark. As one would expect, the Coen brothers create a vibrant, perfectly framed world filled with colorful characters that have depth, yet don't take themselves too seriously. A wonderful way to lose yourself for a couple of hours.

Chin Musik · 01-01-2011, 11:32 PM

just watched social network. not what i anticipated at all! great acting, relatively fair script, and great dialog. best big budget film of the year by a landslide.

chinaski101 · 01-06-2011, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by PartyGirlUK

The Fighter. Formulaic boxing story based on real life. Christian Bale proves a master of disguise once again played junkie ex boxer Dickie Ecklund. His range is stunning. Melissa Leo makes a very convincing case for best supporting actress awards and Amy Adams was excellent too. The film never really gripped me, and I didn't have great sympathy with any of the characters. It was OK, but unlike the aforementioned duo, I am in no rush to see this one again. 3/5

I thought the first half of the film was excellent, but somewhere in the middle it lost its way and began to drag. Was pretty dissapointed they didnt go into the whole Gatti war. The cop scene

Spoiler:

where he has his hand broken

was way over the top, no way Ward would have be so innocent. 3/5 seems a fair score, but could have really been so much better.