The cinema thread

[deius]

I watched this last night and was quite impressed, but not overwhelmed. In many ways it was the simple chemistry between the two leads and the cinematography that I enjoyed, not the postmodern aspects or the experimentation. Very clever, and imaginative, but certain jarring aspects (e.g. the abrupt plot changes, the poetry) took away my enjoyment, even if this was the exact point.

Of course, I can appreciate its importance as a technical exercise and in context of the new wave movement as a whole, but not as a narrative film.

Well, there are some wonderful Soviet films, but I could probably not count more than a dozen. And post-Soviet cinema is a concise history of FAIL. I can only think of one decent film, Brat. Idiot was not bad, but it wasn't good either. Burned by the sun, ehh.. 12, ehh... I hate Mihalkov. Master and Margarita was horrible.

Try: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0376968/

[Fade to Black]

Inglourious Basterds...was pretty much a grindhouse flick. Although seeing Hitler get blown to literally bits was pretty satisfying

[kompressorkev]

Well, there are some wonderful Soviet films

Volga Volga?

[Jorge Hache]

I really like the Aleksandr Sokúrov films i've seen

[Oldboy]

Funny Games (1997) - One of the most fucked up and disturbing films I have ever seen. Brilliant social commentary on media violence. After seeing this and Cache, Haneke has become a new favorite of mine.

[Faust]

Volga Volga?

LOL. Yea, that one is a classic.

[mass]

which i'm watching again today, maybe

[Faust]

/\ wait, there is a version with English subtitles? Anyway you could get it for me? I've wanted to show this film to an American friend of mine forever, but I can't find a version with the subtitles. Have you read the book, H? It's fantastic.

[mass]

/\ wait, there is a version with English subtitles? Anyway you could get it for me? I've wanted to show this film to an American friend of mine forever, but I can't find a version with the subtitles. Have you read the book, H? It's fantastic.

yes, my version has english subs. i'll get it to you tomorrow when sober

but nope have not read the book

[Faust]

Thanks! The book is a must!!!

[mamaboy]

did anybody looked at brad pitt outfit in "ingloriuos basterds" ? paul harden?... but he got too much musle

[mamaboy]

"ingloriuos basterds " weakest tarantino movie....u read subtitles most of the time (its in french...and german)....too much talking,talking,talking....but Landa character,romeo and juliet shootout in projectionist boot,and girls face on smoke clouds priceless.....so much poetry....and the best hitler ever....i actually liked him...."i like hitler"--only after tarantino movie

[Faust]

From the New Yorker review, "Tarantion has become an embarrassment." I concur. I am going to watch Pulp Fiction now.

[Fade to Black]

Yeah, that was definitely Tarantino's weakest full length picture (Death Proof was worse, but I don't really count that as more than a for-fun exercise). Surprised at the rave reviews and huge opening box office the film got...I had a feeling the film was either gonna tank or open to a huge first week but then take a steep dip.

Melanie Laurent was pretty hot during the Bowie sequence though

[Faust]

Rave reviews where? It got trashed in the American media.