The cinema thread

[unwashed]

Saw Mad Max yesterday. Two hours of unadulterated, relentless, imbecility. No acting, no dialogue, nothing. I don't understand how you guys like this. And I really don't understand how critics liked it. I did not care for its aesthetics either, with the exception of blue mud scenes - but aesthetics couldn't save this video game on steroids masquerading as a movie. This to the Mad Max franchise is what the Hobbit is to the Lord of the Rings.

The "no acting, no dialoque" is in line with the first 2 movie then

I found it quite entertaining, but I do enjoy gaming...
It fits nowadays remakes like Total recall, Dredd, etc..

[beyondthemeans]

Anyone had the chance to see the new Gaspar Noe film, Love, yet?

[Ahimsa]

Recently saw:

Mad Max - did not live up to the other films. HOWEVER, the use of over 80% practical effects, stunts and makeup made me extremely happy. Especially after Jackson's terrible CGI fest that was the Hobbit following the makeup/costume heavy LOTR. Practical effects are sadly a dying breed :(

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. - closer to the recent Richie films (Sherlock Holmes) than my favorites, RocknRolla and Snatch. So, unfortunately missing a bit of the old flair, however, better than the Holmes films. I found it in the same vein as Archer (the FX series). I did love the smugness of the main character.

Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter - very bizarre dark comedy. Based on an urban legend of a Japanese women who believed the treasure in Fargo (the movie) was real, so ventures to America to find it. Which is based on a true story of a Japanese women who actually did venture out there. Yeah. I enjoyed it for very particular reasons. Additionally, the pacing is good and the movie is not too long, which is exactly the opposite of most films nowadays.

[eleves]

I think Mad Max was enjoyable because it was just so ridiculously over the top and grotesque! It's like something Rob Zombie would make, who I am not really a fan of, but it's this weird creepy carnival vibe that I don't really submit myself to all of the time

[Faust]

Maybe ten minutes of that would be fine. But I'd like to see a shred of thought in a two-hour period. I can't just stare at a video game for so long without the ability to play it.

[Arkady]

Mad Max - did not live up to the other films. HOWEVER, the use of over 80% practical effects, stunts and makeup made me extremely happy. Especially after Jackson's terrible CGI fest that was the Hobbit following the makeup/costume heavy LOTR. Practical effects are sadly a dying breed :(

This is kind of a complicated discussion in regards to what can be considered practical or not. I'd put it this way, many of the effects were practical but I would not say the majority of the film was shot in-camera:

http://petapixel.com/2015/05/30/before-and-after-comparisons-of-the-visual-effects-in-mad-max-fury-road/

However the degree to which this technique was pushed worked in its favor as we got something quite otherworldly looking.

Faust, it's definitely ridiculous fare but I assure you if you revisit the other films they have about as much social commentary to them. Think of it as a little David Attenborough romp -- here are the natives of this desolate shithole, their only remaining hope is to be witnessed as heroes. Which has a very different meaning for Furiosa as it does for the cultist henchmen and Joe. Max does not understand this motivation as he's supposed to evoke the freedom of madness. It's not particularly deep but I think as an entertainment showpiece it works well. In the end Max's motivation to help the women escape sexual slavery seems to be linked to his motivation to erase the memory of his dead daughter, or at least come to some terms or completion with it. In this world children are a dangerous commodity.

[Law]

This is amazing. French film editor manages to seamlessly edit every nightclub scene from a slew of classics into one new scene!

Hell's Club:

[ADreamofBlue]

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[Fuuma]

RIP Chantal Akerman

[swami]

A beautiful film

[galia]

a cinema game

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[Ahimsa]

a cinema game

http://popcorngarage.com/

The movies they chose for this really confused me. It's a weird mix of cult and classic.

[galia]

I know! Still kinda fun

[Ahimsa]

I know! Still kinda fun

Totally. (there were only a couple movies in there I haven't seen)

I would like to see more versions of it narrowed down to like…just 80s B movies.

[DudleyGray]

Martian was awful. Trite garbage. I saw it in one of those AMC dine-in theaters and sat next to a middle-aged normie dad who laughed at all of the hamfisted jokes as he chowed down on his fish tacos. Being surrounded by mainstream American pop culture and its target audience in a bloated dine-in theater was like an exercise in public loneliness. But the chicken quinoa bowl was good, and the seats were super comfy. Art theaters never have seats that comfortable.