Thanks -- like the format.

Everyone Likes it Hot seems like the obvious one

Interested to hear people's opinions on The Lost City of Z. Based on a true story of an English explorer trying to chart the Amazon ca 1900. Starring Charlie Hunnam who was good and Rob Pattinson who I also enjoyed in a pretty different role for him.

I was very interested in the story going in and mostly enjoyed watching it, but it stopped short of being really good and I can't quite put my finger on why. Maybe it's just that there isn't a lot of new stuff here and I was expecting something more unique.

I'm glad I watched it and would recommend to someone who's interested already, but it won't be for everyone. It's almost 2 and a half hours, and feels drawn out in parts but also rushed towards the end. Period piece stuff was done well but not a huge focal point. I suppose I'd give it a 6 or 7/10 but this is a tough one to rate.

Many People Are Saying, the Best People -- Just Terriffic -- that they Like it Hot

Life Itself - 9.5/10

This is a documentary about Robert Ebert's life that also chronicles his death. This is a beautiful movie and the title is apt because this is about much more than Ebert and what he meant to the movies. It is a story of a life well lived and the harsh realities that come at the end.

I am biased because Ebert has always been an important person to me. Simply put, he gets it. In high school, I would often stay up late to watch At the Movies with Siskel because they had so much to say and so much of it made sense to me. Even the way they would disagree with each other would often give way to insight about the movie or maybe life in general.

I've always gravitated towards movies because they helped me understand myself and the world around me. When I was too young to separate the wheat from the chaff I let Ebert be my guide and I can't think of a better person for the job.

This is a difficult movie to watch at parts - it's tough saying goodbye to someone you care about, but this movie is a perfect farewell.

Finally got around to Dunkirk. Saw it in a regular theater. Thought it was decent but very far from great. Enjoyed the score overall but did have trouble understanding some of the dialogue. Didn't really give you a reason to care about any of the characters though, except for the ones on the boat, which was the best plotline imo. The cinematography was great, and I'd say it's worth seeing in theaters, but doubt I'll ever be compelled to watch it again. My second least favorite Nolan movie just ahead of Dark Knight Rises.... but still a 7/10.

I saw The Dark Tower tonight and enjoyed it. I've never read the books.
I just turned on the True Grit blu-ray in honor of Glen Campbell's passing.

Great review, I agree entirely.

Probably a pretty fair approximation of the exact review I'd write. Soundtrack is 10x better than the movie. Didn't even realize the one shot thing until I read about it afterwards - stuff like that might excite cinephiles but adds absolutely zero to the movie IMO.

Sofia Boutella tho.

I saw the movie back in April and absolutely loved it. I wrote a mini-review in this thread at that time which also included the trailer as the movie had just been released. Here's a link to that post:

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...ostcount=24307

I meant to see Z after your nice review and forgot all about it. Top of my list now for sure. You or Todd see Silence? Not at all the same thing, but similar, maybe?

Props...

The Big Sick & Hell or High Water

The Friends of Eddie Coyle... 70's movie are just the best. Gritty, grimy and good.

Watched Beyond the Gates (2016) on Netflix, a retro horror movie about a VHS board game with deadly consequences. Pretty low budget, nonsensical at parts, and not very scary, but it was decent enough and I enjoyed watching it. That being said, not sure I'd recommend it to anyone but fans of horror movies.

Fans of horror... until you've sat thru a movie called 555, you're just a tourist.

Oh please,Dead Alive is a rite of passage for true horroers

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And speaking of horrible, stay away from The Fate of the Furious.

Absolutely **** film.

Paul Walker is glad he died before this pos was filmed.




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The Void is.....bizarre. No idea wtf the point was. Not recommended.

Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem A collaboration between Daft Punk and Japanese animator Leiji Matsumoto (Space Battleship Yamato, Galaxy Express 999, etc.) in which Daft Punk's Discovery album is animated and given a story. A rock band from an alien planet is kidnapped and sent to Earth to perform for a record producer. The soundtrack for the movie is just the album, with minimal sound effects added and no dialogue whatsoever. If you are a fan of Daft Punk and/or Matsumoto, you will likely enjoy it, if not then you probably won't. You can at least check it out on Youtube as the whole movie has been (legally) uploaded and is free to watch.

Thought you might enjoy this Honest Trailer for the movie.

Reminded me that the best part of that movie was the baby.


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Saw dark tower. Not good. Nothing about it worked well. Definitely not lol bad but nothing to like about it either

Dunkirk

Where to take a crap: The age old question.

Music: Not that bad.

Are those sound effects? No, part of the score. Either that or whales talking.

Spitfire scenes: beautifully photographed.

Little boat stranded on the beach: made no sense.

WWII, the good war? Read Paul Fussell.

All war movies suck, but if you can suspend your disbelief, this will entertain.

OK to wait for TV.

ARMY OF SHADOWS
L’ARMEE DES OMBRES
1969, Rialto Pictures, 145 min, France/Italy, Dir: Jean-Pierre Melville

Movie is about the French Resistance and made by a director who was part of it. Melville was his nom de guerre. It was interesting. Not enough killing Nazis. Some elements were a little goofy, like the life flashing before your eyes parts. Saw it on the big screen (The Egyptian in Hollywood) which, to me anyway, is a plus. I believe the director is pretty well regarded and someone who was more in to film (especially history) might like some of that more, but for me I guess I appreciate the most that the dude was actually in the French Resistance and there's some truth to the story; not necessarily in the specific plot, but generally.



Cloud Atlas

Saw it on Netflix. Weird and it certainly is flawed, but I liked it anyway or at least thought it was compelling enough. I was expecting the mystical new ageness and, while I can imagine people getting eye fatigue from rolling them so much, it's one of those movies (like that Robin Williams afterlife thing) that I can kinda take what I like and ignore the rest.